The Italian colonization of Libya began in 1911 and it lasted until 1943. The country, which was previously an Ottoman possession, was occupied by Italy in 1911 after the Italo-Turkish War, which resu
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Italy's representation of the takeover of Ottoman Tripolitania in 1911
Arrival of the first Italian locomotive in the harbor of Tripoli, 1912
The Palazzo Littorio, later called the "Parliament of Cyrenaica", 1927
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Italian Tripolitania was an Italian colony, located in present-day western Libya, that existed from 1911 to 1934. It was part of the territory conquered from the Ottoman Empire after the Italo-Turkish
Italian colonization of Libya
…was previously an Ottoman possession, was occupied by Italy in 1911 after the Italo-Turkish War, which resulted in the establishment of two colonies: Italian Tripolitania and Italian Cyrenaica. In 1934, the two colonies were merged into one colony which was named the colony of Italian Libya. In 1937, this colony was…
Italian Army landing at the Port of Tripoli, 11 October 1911.
A 1-lire airmail stamp, depicting an Arab horseman pointing to an airplane passing overhead.
The Royal Palace of Tripoli, designed by Italian colonial architect Meraviglia-Mantegazza in 1924.
Roman theatre of Sabratha, restored during the Italian rule