▁Lib yan ▁Col on ization ▁Society , ▁which ▁under to ok ▁land ▁re clam ation ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁model ▁villages ▁and ▁offered ▁a ▁gr ub st ake ▁and ▁credit ▁facilities ▁to ▁the ▁sett lers ▁it ▁had ▁spons ored . ▁ ▁The ▁It ali ans ▁made ▁modern ▁medical ▁care ▁available ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁Lib ya , ▁improved ▁san it ary ▁conditions ▁in ▁the ▁towns , ▁and ▁under to ok ▁to ▁re pl en ish ▁the ▁her ds ▁and ▁f lock s ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁de ple ted ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁But , ▁although ▁M uss ol ini ▁liked ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁Lib y ans ▁as ▁" Mus lim ▁It ali ans ," ▁ ▁Lib ya ▁was ▁pre domin antly ▁' Ital ian ized ' ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁many ▁Italian ▁colon ists ▁moved ▁there ▁to ▁populate ▁" Ital ian ▁North ▁Africa ". ▁The ▁It ali ans ▁in ▁Lib ya ▁number ed ▁ 1 0 8 , 4 1 9 ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁census ▁( 1 2 . 3 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁population ). ▁They ▁were ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁coast ▁around ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Tri pol i ▁( const itut ing ▁ 3 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁population ) ▁and ▁Beng h azi ▁( 3 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁population ). ▁Lib ya ▁was ▁made ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 9 3