▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁state ▁( the ▁French , ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁had ▁incorpor ated ▁French ▁Al ger ia ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁manner ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 - 1 9 3 8 ▁the ▁eastern ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁L itor ane a ▁Bal bia , ▁that ▁went ▁from ▁Tri pol i ▁to ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁Egypt . ▁Some ▁Italian ▁colon ists ▁moved ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁new ▁villages ▁after ▁ 1 9 3 8 : ▁they ▁increased ▁local ▁agricult ural ▁production , ▁but ▁British ▁invasion ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁destroyed ▁all ▁improvements . ▁ ▁The ▁car ▁tag ▁for ▁the ▁Italian ▁province ▁of ▁D erna ▁was ▁DE . ▁ ▁Population ▁in ▁Province ▁of ▁D erna ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁census , ▁which ▁allowed ▁citizens ▁to ▁declare ▁their ▁eth nic ity , ▁D erna ' s ▁native ▁population ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁ 9 4 . 4 % ▁Arab s , ▁ 1 . 8 % ▁Tur ks , ▁ 0 . 7 % ▁Black s , ▁ 0 . 2 % ▁Ber bers , ▁and ▁ 2 . 9 % ▁O thers . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁Italian ▁Census ▁of ▁Lib ya , ▁these ▁were ▁the ▁main ▁population ▁data : ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Tri pol i ▁Province ▁ ▁Beng h azi ▁Province ▁ ▁Mis ur ata ▁Province ▁( Ital ian ▁Lib ya ) ▁