Jubaland
Jubaland (Somali: Jubbaland) or Juba Valley (Somali: Dooxada Jubba), formerly Trans-Juba (Italian: Oltre Giuba), is the southwesternmost part of Somalia, on the far side of the Juba River (thus "Trans"-Juba), bordering on Kenya.
It has a total area of 87,000 km² (33,000 sq mi), and in 1926 a population of 12,000. The main city is Kismayo, on the coast near the mouth of the Juba.
Jubaland is divided among the administrative regions of Gedo, Middle Juba, and Lower Juba and is part of the self-declared state of Southwestern Somalia.
History
Jubaland was ruled by the Arabian Sultanate of Muscat (now in Oman) from 1836 until 1861 when the new Sultanate of Zanzibar was split from Muscat and Oman and given control of its African territories.
On 7 November 1890, Zanzibar became a British protectorate and, on 1 July 1895, ceded all its coastal possessions in continental East Africa to its protector. Together with Zanzibar's other former possessions in the area, Jubaland became part of the British colony of Kenya.
Jubaland was ceded to Italy 29 June 1925, purportedly as a reward for joining the Allies in World War I and had a brief existence as the Italian colony of Oltre Giuba, under governor (16 July 1924 - 31 December 1926) Corrado Zoli (b. 1877 - d. 1951). It was incorporated into the neighboring colony of Italian Somaliland on 30 June 1926.
On 1 July 1960, Jubaland, along with the rest of Italian Somaliland and British Somaliland, became part of the independent republic Somalia.
[1] Following the breakdown of central authority in the Somali Civil War, Jubaland declared its independence from Somalia in 1998 but a new administration under the Juba Valley Alliance (Isbahaysiga Dooxada Jubba) threw its support behind the Mogadishu government in 2001.
As of 2006, Jubaland's territory lies completely within the larger Southwestern Somalia, which declared itself independent in 2002, and its present status remains unsettled.
Stamps and postal history of Oltre Giuba
Italy issued its first postage stamps for the area on July 29, 1925, consisting of contemporary Italian stamps overprinted "OLTRE GIUBA". The same process was followed for the Italian commemorative issues of the time - the "Victor Emmanuel" issue, the "St Francis" issue. On April 21, 1926, Italy issued a set of seven stamps printed specifically for the colony, depicting a map of the territory and inscribed "COMMISSARIATO GENLE / DELL' OLTRE GIUBA", then on June 1 the omnibus Colonial Institute issue included a set inscribed "OLTRE GIUBA".
Only a couple of the higher values have more than a minimal price for collectors, although as usual for remote colonies of brief existence, genuine usages on cover are seldom seen.
It has a total area of 87,000 km² (33,000 sq mi), and in 1926 a population of 12,000. The main city is Kismayo, on the coast near the mouth of the Juba.
Jubaland is divided among the administrative regions of Gedo, Middle Juba, and Lower Juba and is part of the self-declared state of Southwestern Somalia.
History
Jubaland was ruled by the Arabian Sultanate of Muscat (now in Oman) from 1836 until 1861 when the new Sultanate of Zanzibar was split from Muscat and Oman and given control of its African territories.
On 7 November 1890, Zanzibar became a British protectorate and, on 1 July 1895, ceded all its coastal possessions in continental East Africa to its protector. Together with Zanzibar's other former possessions in the area, Jubaland became part of the British colony of Kenya.
Jubaland was ceded to Italy 29 June 1925, purportedly as a reward for joining the Allies in World War I and had a brief existence as the Italian colony of Oltre Giuba, under governor (16 July 1924 - 31 December 1926) Corrado Zoli (b. 1877 - d. 1951). It was incorporated into the neighboring colony of Italian Somaliland on 30 June 1926.
On 1 July 1960, Jubaland, along with the rest of Italian Somaliland and British Somaliland, became part of the independent republic Somalia.
[1] Following the breakdown of central authority in the Somali Civil War, Jubaland declared its independence from Somalia in 1998 but a new administration under the Juba Valley Alliance (Isbahaysiga Dooxada Jubba) threw its support behind the Mogadishu government in 2001.
As of 2006, Jubaland's territory lies completely within the larger Southwestern Somalia, which declared itself independent in 2002, and its present status remains unsettled.
Stamps and postal history of Oltre Giuba
Italy issued its first postage stamps for the area on July 29, 1925, consisting of contemporary Italian stamps overprinted "OLTRE GIUBA". The same process was followed for the Italian commemorative issues of the time - the "Victor Emmanuel" issue, the "St Francis" issue. On April 21, 1926, Italy issued a set of seven stamps printed specifically for the colony, depicting a map of the territory and inscribed "COMMISSARIATO GENLE / DELL' OLTRE GIUBA", then on June 1 the omnibus Colonial Institute issue included a set inscribed "OLTRE GIUBA".
Only a couple of the higher values have more than a minimal price for collectors, although as usual for remote colonies of brief existence, genuine usages on cover are seldom seen.
