FRENCH SOMALI COAST DJIBOUTI - 1909: An 1 centime maroon and brown postage stamp depicting Tadjoura Mosque. Tadjoura is one of the oldest towns in Djibouti and the capital of the Tadjourah Region. The town evolved into an early Islamic center with the arrival of Muslims shortly after the Hijra. An important port for many centuries, it was ruled by a succession of polities, including the Ifat Sultanate, Adal Sultanate, the Ottoman Empire, France until Djibouti's independence in 1977. Lying on the Gulf of Tadjoura, it is home to a population of around 45,000 inhabitants

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French Somali Coast (Djibouti) was a French Overseas Territory in Eastern Africa, bordering on the Gulf of Aden, now Djibouti. Capital — Djibouti (Jibuti). The Republic of Djibouti was proclaimed June 27, 1977. This postage stamp, as a physical objects, is part of a private collection owned by the author of the image

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Size: 5300px × 3300px
Location: Djibouti
Photo credit: © World of Stamp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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