Sool, Somalia

Sool
Region

Dervish fort in Taleh.

Location in Somaliland.
Country  Somaliland
Capital Las Anod
Government
 • Type region of Somaliland
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Sool (Somali: Sool, Arabic: سول‎) is an administrative region (gobol) Autonomous self-governing Somaliland.[1]

Overview

With its capital at Las Anod, Sool was historically the seat of the anti-colonial Dervish (Darwiish) movement.

Local control is disputed between Somaliland, Puntland and Khatumo State (formerly HBM-SSC or Hoggaanka Badbaadada iyo Mideynta SSC[2]).

Demographics

The region is mainly inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Dhulbahante subdivision of the Harti Darod especially well represented.[3]

Territorial dispute

Under the government of Siad Barre, Sool was not a separate region but part of the larger Nugaal province, with its capital at Garowe. It was separated from Nugaal in the 1980s.[4]

From 2003 until October 2007, Sool was administered by Puntland, a territory with a similar clan composition.[2] In 2007, forces from Somaliland occupied the region and assumed control. There is strong opposition against the presence of Somaliland troops in the region.[2]

In the late 2000s, HBM-SSC (Hoggaanka Badbaadada iyo Mideynta SSC), a local unionist group whose goal is to establish its own regional administration (Sool, Sanaag and Cayn or SSC), was formed.[2]

Districts

The Sool region consists of four districts:[5]

Major towns

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Somaliland’s Quest for International Recognition and the HBM-SSC Factor
  3. ↑ Royal African Society, African affairs, Volume 101, Issues 402-405, (Oxford University Press: 2002), p.103.
  4. ↑ "Somalia (1988)". CIA. December 1988. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
  5. ↑ "Sool Region" (PDF). Retrieved 30 December 2013.

External links

Coordinates: 8°23′46″N 47°41′29″E / 8.39611°N 47.69139°E / 8.39611; 47.69139

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