The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas was the name given to present-day Djibouti between 1967 and 1977, while it was still an overseas territory of France. The area was formerly known as Fre
French VLRA SS.11 platoon in Djibouti City, Bastille Day 1971.
The town of Ali Sabieh in 1970
Dom João de Castro Roteiro do Mar Roxo Bab El Mandeb
Djibouti City
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Djibouti is the capital city of the Republic of Djibouti. It is located in the coastal Djibouti Region on the Gulf of Tadjoura.
French Territory of the Afars and the Issas
…various treaties between 1883 and 1887 to gain a foothold in the region. In 1894, Léonce Lagarde established a permanent French administration in the city of Djibouti and named the region Côte française des Somalis (French Somaliland), a name which continued until 1967. In 1958, on the eve of neighbouring Somalia's…
Heron and port, MES-CERD, Rue Marchand, Hotel Casino Impérial, Sunrise near Venise road, Place Marchand
Djibouti City in 1895
Djibouti in 1902
The Al Sada Mosque in the 1940s