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==Immigration into Libya== | ==Immigration into Libya== | ||
<ref>"Libya", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya, accessed August 2021.</ref> | *Libya was variously ruled by Carthaginians, Persians, Egyptians and Greeks before becoming a part of the '''Roman Empire'''. Libya was an early center of Christianity. | ||
*After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the area of Libya was mostly occupied by the '''Vandals''' until the 7th century when invasions brought '''Islam''' to the region. | |||
*In the 16th century, the '''Spanish Empire and the Knights of St John''' occupied '''Tripoli''' until '''Ottoman''' rule began in 1551. | |||
*Ottoman rule continued until the Italo-Turkish War which resulted in the '''Italian occupation of Libya''' and the establishment of two colonies, '''Italian Tripolitania and Italian Cyrenaica''' (1911–1934), later unified in the '''Italian Libya''' colony from 1934 to 1947. | |||
*During the Second World War, Libya was an area of warfare in the North African Campaign. The '''Italian population then went into decline'''. | |||
*Libya became independent as a kingdom in 1951.<ref>"Libya", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya, accessed August 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Libya== | ==Emigration From Libya== | ||
'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' | '''KNOMAD Statistics:''' | ||
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Online Sources[edit | edit source]
- 1878-1960 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
- 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
- 1892-1924 New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 Search results for Libya
British Overseas Subjects[edit | edit source]
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Libya, index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Libya, index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Libya, index and images, ($)
Libya Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country.
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.
Immigration into Libya[edit | edit source]
- Libya was variously ruled by Carthaginians, Persians, Egyptians and Greeks before becoming a part of the Roman Empire. Libya was an early center of Christianity.
- After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the area of Libya was mostly occupied by the Vandals until the 7th century when invasions brought Islam to the region.
- In the 16th century, the Spanish Empire and the Knights of St John occupied Tripoli until Ottoman rule began in 1551.
- Ottoman rule continued until the Italo-Turkish War which resulted in the Italian occupation of Libya and the establishment of two colonies, Italian Tripolitania and Italian Cyrenaica (1911–1934), later unified in the Italian Libya colony from 1934 to 1947.
- During the Second World War, Libya was an area of warfare in the North African Campaign. The Italian population then went into decline.
- Libya became independent as a kingdom in 1951.[1]
Emigration From Libya[edit | edit source]
KNOMAD Statistics: [2]
Records of Libya Emigrants in Their Destination Nations[edit | edit source]
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One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the country of destination, the country they immigrated into. See links to immigration records for major destination countries below. |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Libya", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya, accessed August 2021.
- ↑ "Libya", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, ,accessed August 2021