ony ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁provinces ▁of ▁Cy ren a ica , ▁Tri polit ania ▁and ▁Fe zz an ). ▁The ▁col ony ▁was ▁sub div ided ▁into ▁four ▁provincial ▁govern ator es ▁( Comm iss ari ato ▁Gener ale ▁Provin ciale ) ▁and ▁a ▁southern ▁military ▁territory ▁( T er rit orio ▁Milit are ▁del ▁Sud ▁or ▁Territ orio ▁del ▁Sah ara ▁Lib ico ): ▁▁ ▁Tri pol i ▁Province , ▁capital ▁Tri pol i . ▁ ▁Beng h azi ▁Province , ▁capital ▁Beng h azi . ▁ ▁D arn ah ▁Province , ▁capital ▁D erna . ▁ ▁Mis ur ata ▁Province , ▁capital ▁Mis r ata . ▁ ▁Southern ▁Military ▁Territ ory , ▁capital ▁Hun ▁ ▁The ▁general ▁provincial ▁commission er hips ▁were ▁further ▁divided ▁into ▁w ards ▁( cir cond ari ). ▁On ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁a ▁dec ree ▁law ▁transformed ▁the ▁comm iss ari ats ▁into ▁provinces ▁within ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Italy . ▁Lib ya ▁was ▁thus ▁formally ▁an nex ed ▁to ▁Italy ▁and ▁the ▁coast al ▁area ▁was ▁nick named ▁the ▁" F our th ▁Sh ore " ▁( Qu arta ▁Sp onda ). ▁Key ▁towns ▁and ▁w ards ▁of ▁the ▁col ony ▁became ▁Italian ▁municipal ities ▁( com une ) ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁pod est à . ▁ ▁Govern ors - General ▁of ▁Lib ya ▁ ▁Ital o ▁Bal bo ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁