4 4 , 6 0 0 , ▁ 6 6 , 5 2 5 ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁eventually , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁they ▁number ed ▁ 1 1 9 , 1 3 9 , ▁or ▁ 1 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁population . ▁▁▁ ▁They ▁were ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁coast , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁urban ▁cent res ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁far ml ands ▁around ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Tri pol i ▁( const itut ing ▁ 4 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁population ) ▁and ▁Beng h azi ▁( 3 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁population ) ▁where ▁they ▁found ▁jobs ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁bo om ▁fuel led ▁by ▁F asc ist ▁inter vention ist ▁policies . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁Governor ▁Ital o ▁Bal bo ▁brought ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Italian ▁far mers ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁Lib ya , ▁and ▁ 2 7 ▁new ▁villages ▁were ▁founded , ▁mainly ▁in ▁Cy ren a ica . ▁ ▁Italian ▁at roc ities ▁against ▁the ▁Lib yan ▁ind igen ous ▁population ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁ind igen ous ▁reb els ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Sen us si ▁Order ▁organized ▁the ▁Lib yan ▁resistance ▁movement ▁against ▁Italian ▁settlement ▁in ▁Lib ya . ▁The ▁re bell ion ▁was ▁put ▁down ▁by ▁Italian ▁forces ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁after ▁the ▁so - called ▁" p ac ification