Ada-Kaleh - Bego Mustaffa
Bego Mustaffa - almost certainly the ruler and headman of the fortified Turkish Island of Ada-Kaleh (1895 - 1900). The town is now underwater. Situated on the Danube - submerged in 1970 due to the building of a hydro-electric station. Three kilometres from Orsoza. Known as a free port and smugglers nest. Controlled by Austria-Hungary and therefore free from taxes/customs for many years. Population was 600-1000 inhabitants
Picture No
10270965
Media ID
46558465
Size
3193px x 4675px
(2.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1908
