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In 1939 Tripolitania was included in the 4th Shore of the Kingdom of Italy. In early 1943 the region was invaded and occupied by the Allies; this was the end of the Italian colonial presence. Italy tried unsuccessfully to maintain the colony of Tripolitania after World War II, but in February 1947 relinquished all Italian colonies in a Peace ...
During the Kingdom of Italy, regions were mere statistical districts of the central state. Under the Republic, they were granted a measure of political autonomy by the 1948 Italian Constitution . The original draft list comprised the Salento region (which was eventually included in Apulia ); Friuli and Venezia Giulia were separate regions, and ...
Usually several provinces together form a region; the region of Aosta Valley is the sole exception—it is not subdivided into provinces, and provincial functions are exercised by the region. The three main functions devolved to provinces are: Local planning and zoning; Provision of local police and fire services
The region of Tripoli or Tripolitania derives from the Greek name Τρίπολις "three cities", referring to Oea, Sabratha and Leptis Magna. Oea was the only one of the three cities to survive antiquity, and became known as Tripoli. Today Tripoli is the capital city of Libya and the northwestern portion of the country.
At the signing ceremony of the document, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi recognized historic atrocities and repression committed by the state of Italy against the Libyan people during colonial rule, stating: "In this historic document, Italy apologizes for its killing, destruction and repression of the Libyan people during the period ...
“From Rome to Tripoli through the Italian airways, ITA,” Dbeibah wrote on Twitter attaching a photo of the flight ticket. Flight AZ894 is operated by Italy’s national airline, ITA Airways.
Political map of Italy in the year 1843. Following the defeat of Napoleon's France, the Congress of Vienna (1815) was convened to redraw the European continent. In Italy, the Congress restored the pre-Napoleonic patchwork of independent governments, either directly ruled or strongly influenced by the prevailing European powers, particularly ...
Tripoli, Lebanon, the second largest city in Lebanon Tripoli District, Lebanon, a district in North Governorate; Tripolis (region of Phoenicia), a maritime district in ancient Phoenicia; County of Tripoli, one of the medieval Crusader states centered in Tripoli, Lebanon; Eyalet of Tripoli, a province of the Ottoman Empire centered in Tripoli ...