Gazala
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عين الغزالة Gazala |
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| Coordinates | 32 ° 9 ′ N , 23 ° 21 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Libya | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | LY-BU | ||
 Gazala (April 15, 2010)
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Gazala or Ain el Gazala ( Arabic عين الغزالة, DMG ʿAin al-Ġazāla ) is a small Libyan town near the coast in the north-eastern district of al-Butnan , about 60 km west of Tobruk .
In the 1930s, during the Italian colonial era , Gazala was the site of a concentration camp . The place became famous for the nearby battles Operation Crusader and the Battle of Gazala during the Africa campaign in World War II .
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