Libya stretches along the northeast coast of Africa between Tunisia and Algeria on the west and Egypt on the east; to the south are the Sudan, Chad, and Niger. It is one-sixth larger than Alaska. Much of the country lies within the Sahara.
The first inhabitants of Libya were Berber tribes. In the 7th century B.C., Phoenicians colonized the eastern section of Libya, called Cyrenaica, and Greeks colonized the western portion, called Tripolitania. Tripolitania was for a time under Carthaginian control. It became part of the Roman Empire from 46 B.C. to A.D.
In 1940, Italy joined the Second World War on Germany's side and Italian forces based in Libya fought the British in Egypt. However in 1943 the British took Libya. After the war, Libya was controlled by the British and French. By a peace treaty of 1947 Italy gave up all claim to Libya. Then in 1949, the UN decreed Libya must become independent by 1 January 1952. A constitution was for Libya was drawn up and Muhammad Idris al-Sanusi was chosen as king. King Idris, I declared Libya independent on 24 December 1951.
When Libya got its independence, the Kingdom of Libya was built up. That was then the present banner of Libya was initially embraced. After the upset of 1969, the Libyan Arab Republic was set up, when the banner was changed under the bearings of Muammar al-Gaddafi. He was ousted in the 2011 common war, and later re-building up the same banner.
The banner of Libya is a tricolor, with three even groups of red, dark and green hues individually, shaping the base. The dark band is the biggest in width. On the inside is a symbol involved a white sickle and a five-pointed star.
The design forming the central portion the crescent and star on a black background has its roots in the design of the banner used during the Senussi Dynasty, which was founded in Mecca in 1837. The red color represents the blood of the Libyan people who lost their lives in the fascist rule of Italy, and the green color stands for peace. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Libyan Flag for the future.
The first inhabitants of Libya were Berber tribes. In the 7th century B.C., Phoenicians colonized the eastern section of Libya, called Cyrenaica, and Greeks colonized the western portion, called Tripolitania. Tripolitania was for a time under Carthaginian control. It became part of the Roman Empire from 46 B.C. to A.D.
In 1940, Italy joined the Second World War on Germany's side and Italian forces based in Libya fought the British in Egypt. However in 1943 the British took Libya. After the war, Libya was controlled by the British and French. By a peace treaty of 1947 Italy gave up all claim to Libya. Then in 1949, the UN decreed Libya must become independent by 1 January 1952. A constitution was for Libya was drawn up and Muhammad Idris al-Sanusi was chosen as king. King Idris, I declared Libya independent on 24 December 1951.
When Libya got its independence, the Kingdom of Libya was built up. That was then the present banner of Libya was initially embraced. After the upset of 1969, the Libyan Arab Republic was set up, when the banner was changed under the bearings of Muammar al-Gaddafi. He was ousted in the 2011 common war, and later re-building up the same banner.
The banner of Libya is a tricolor, with three even groups of red, dark and green hues individually, shaping the base. The dark band is the biggest in width. On the inside is a symbol involved a white sickle and a five-pointed star.
The design forming the central portion the crescent and star on a black background has its roots in the design of the banner used during the Senussi Dynasty, which was founded in Mecca in 1837. The red color represents the blood of the Libyan people who lost their lives in the fascist rule of Italy, and the green color stands for peace. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Libyan Flag for the future.
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