The Emirate of Cyrenaica (Arabic: إمارة برقة) came into existence when Sayyid Idris. unilaterally proclaimed Cyrenaica an independent Senussi emirate on 1 March 1949,. backed by the United Kingdom. Sayyid Idris proclaimed himself Emir of Cyrenaica at a.
Cyrenaica was home to the Senussi religious order, whose leader King Idris became Libya's first and only king. The region's black flag with crescent and star became the basis for the Kingdom of Libya's flag.
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