arn ah ▁Province ▁( called ▁in ▁Italian ▁Provin cia ▁italiana ▁di ▁D erna ) ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁Lib ya ▁under ▁Italian ▁rule . ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁with ▁the ▁official ▁name : ▁" Comm iss ari ato ▁Gener ale ▁Provin ciale ▁di ▁D erna ". ▁D erna ▁province ▁was ▁called ▁ ▁only ▁" D arn ah ▁District " ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Character istics ▁ ▁D erna ▁province ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁northern ▁Italian ▁Lib ya , ▁next ▁to ▁Egypt . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁semi - ar id ▁area ▁near ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁coast , ▁with ▁a ▁fert ile ▁plate au ▁around ▁ancient ▁Cy rene , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁interior ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁desert . ▁Its ▁administrative ▁center ▁was ▁the ▁small ▁city ▁of ▁D erna ▁on ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁coast . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁divided ▁in ▁ 3 ▁" cir cond ari " ▁( sections ): ▁▁ ▁D erna ▁ ▁Ap oll onia ▁ ▁Tob ru k ▁ ▁The ▁province ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁was ▁considered ▁officially ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Italy , ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁laws . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 ▁new ▁Italian ▁provinces ▁of ▁the ▁so - called ▁Qu arta ▁Sp onda ▁( F our th ▁Sh ore ). ▁Indeed , ▁on ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁col ony ▁of ▁Italian ▁Lib ya ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁" met ropol itan ▁Italy " ▁and ▁there after ▁considered ▁an