French Territory of The Afars and The Issas

French Territory Of The Afars And The Issas

The French Territory of Afars and Issas (Territoire français des Afars et des Issas) was the name given to present-day Djibouti between 1967 and 1977, while it was still a colony of France. The area was formerly known as the Côte française des Somalis or French Somaliland.

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