If Algiers have its name to Algeria and Tunis gave its name to Tunisia, why isn't Libya called Tripolitania today? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

If Algiers have its name to Algeria and Tunis gave its name to Tunisia, why isn't Libya called Tripolitania today?

by UshankaCzar

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Tripolitania consisted of a subset of modern Libya: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Map_of_traditional_provinces_of_Libye-en.svg/969px-Map_of_traditional_provinces_of_Libye-en.svg.png

The name is historical and was chosen by Italy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Libya