Cape Juby

Cape Juby

Cape Juby ( _ar. رأس جوبي, pronounced Ra's Juby in Arabic) is a cape on the coast of southern Morocco, near its border with Western Sahara, directly east of the Canary Islands.

Since 1767 to 1916 was part of Beiruk state.

In 1879, the British North West Africa Company established a trading post named Port Victoria, but in 1895 sold it to the sultan of Morocco.

In 1912, Spain negotiated with France (who controlled the affairs of Morocco at the time) for concessions on the southern edge of Morocco, and on July 29, 1916, Francisco Bens officially occupied Cape Juby.The location was used as a staging post for airmail flights.

The colony covered 12,700 sq mi, and had a population of 9,836.Fact|date=December 2007 Its main town was founded as Villa Bens, now called Tarfaya.

When Morocco became independent in 1956, it asked for the cession of Moroccan areas controlled by Spain. After some resistance and some fighting during 1957, Cape Juby was ceded to Morocco in 1958. The region is now also known as the Tarfaya Strip.

The ship SS "Cape Juby" carries cargo for the US Navy.

Postage stamps

See main article, Postage stamps and postal history of Cape Juby


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