Oltre Giuba or Trans-Juba ( ar, شرق جوبا الإيطالية) was an Italian colony in the territory of Jubaland in present-day southern

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

. It lasted for one year, from 1924 until 1925, when it was absorbed into

Italian Somaliland Italian Somalia ( it, Somalia Italiana; ar, الصومال الإيطالي, Al-Sumal Al-Italiy; so, Dhulka Talyaaniga ee Soomaalida), was a protectorate and later colony of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day Somalia. Ruled in the 19th centu ...

. ''Trans-juba'' is the former name of Jubaland, a federal member state of Somalia.

History

Jubaland

Italian Trans-Juba was established in 1924, after

Britain Britain most often refers to: * The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands * Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ...

ceded the northern portion of the Jubaland region to

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as a reward for the Italians having joined the Allies in

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. The territory thereafter had a brief existence as Trans-Juba (''Oltre Giuba'') under governor Corrado Zoli (16 July 1924–31 December 1926). Italy issued its first postage stamps for the new colony on 29 July 1925, consisting of Italian stamps

overprint An overprint is an additional layer of text or graphics added to the face of a Postage stamp, postage or revenue stamp, postal stationery, banknote or Ticket (admission), ticket after it has been Printing, printed. Post offices most often use ...

ed ''Oltre Giuba''. Britain retained control of the southern half of the partitioned Jubaland territory, which was later called the Northern Frontier District (NFD). In 1925, a year after its formation, Trans-Juba was integrated into

.http://www.dcstamps.com/?p=1296 Oltre Giuba (Trans-Juba), Italian Colony (1924 – 1926) The colony had a total area of 87,000 km² (33,000 sq mi), and in 1926, a population of 120,000 inhabitants. In the capital

Kismayo Kismayo ( so, Kismaayo, Maay: ''Kismanyy'', ar, كيسمايو, ; it, Chisimaio) is a port city in the southern Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose) province of Somalia. It is the commercial capital of the autonomous Jubaland region. The city is situa ...

(Chisimaio), there was a very little group of Italian settlers, mostly merchants. During this period, the city was the third largest in Somalia and served as a port of call for small military ships.

Bajuni Islands

The

Bajuni Islands The Bajuni Islands ( it, Isole Giuba, also known as the Bajun Islands or Baajun Islands) are an archipelago in southern Somalia. They are situated in the Somali sea in the southern coast of Jubaland, from Kismayo to Ras Kiyamboni (not to be confuse ...

("Isole Giuba") were part of

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until

. They were later transferred to Italy in 1926. According to Wightwick Haywood, then a British official stationed in Kisimayo who visited the Bajuni Islands in 1913, the only inhabited islands in the chain were Tovai (i.e., Chovaye - the biggest island in the chain) and the nearby Tula (i.e. Chula). Each of these two islands were no more than three miles long and a mile wide. Maize, millet, sweet potatoes and coconuts were grown. The residents of the islands at the time, some of whom Haywood thought to be of

Arab The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, ...

and/or

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

descent, built

dhow Dhow ( ar, داو, translit=dāwa; mr, script=Latn, dāw) is the generic name of a number of traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with settee or sometimes lateen sails, used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region. Typically spo ...

s, which the British official considered "excellent sea boats". However, the islands were mainly inhabited by the eponymous Bajuni people.

References

Bibliography

* Vittorio Bottego, ''Viaggi di scoperta nel cuore dell' Africa: il Giuba esplorato, sotta gli auspici della Società geografica italiana.'', E. Loescher & c.o, 1895 * ''Guida dell'Africa Orientale Italiana'', Ed. Consociazione Turistica Italiana, Milano 1938, p. 585-596 * Tripodi, Paolo. ''The Colonial Legacy in Somalia''. St. Martin's Press. New York, 1999. {{DEFAULTSORT:Trans-Juba, Italian Jubaland Italy–Somalia relations Italian East Africa States and territories established in 1924 1925 disestablishments in the Italian Empire 1924 establishments in the Italian Empire Former countries of the interwar period

History

Jubaland

Bajuni Islands

See also

References

Bibliography