Obock Territory
Obock Territory Territoire d'Obock (French) | |||||||
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| 1862–1896 | |||||||
| Anthem: "Partant pour la Syrie" (de facto) "Departing for Syria" | |||||||
Map of the Obock Territory and Dependencies drawn c.1889 | |||||||
| Status | French colony | ||||||
| Capital | Obock | ||||||
| Official languages | French | ||||||
| Common languages | Afar Arabic Somali | ||||||
| Religion | Islam Christianity | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1862 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1896 | ||||||
| Currency | French franc | ||||||
| ISO 3166 code | FR | ||||||
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| Today part of | Djibouti | ||||||
The Obock Territory and Dependencies (French: Territoire d'Obock) was an administrative colony belonging to the Second French colonial empire, between 1862 and 1896, located in the current republic of Djibouti.