Sool region

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The Sool region is a disputed territory in northern Somalia, contested primarily between the self-declared state of Somaliland and the autonomous region of Puntland.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Sool region canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
disputed territory
administrativeStatusInPuntland region of Puntland (claimed)
administrativeStatusInSomaliland region of Somaliland (claimed)
borders Ethiopia
Nugaal region
Sanaag region
Togdheer region
capital Las Anod
climate semi-arid
conflictType territorial dispute
country Somalia
deJurePartOf Federal Republic of Somalia
linked to: Somalia
deJureStatus region of Somalia
disputedBy Puntland
Somaliland
economyBasedOn livestock trade
pastoralism
governanceClaimedBy Puntland administration
Somaliland government
hasBorderDispute Somaliland–Puntland boundary
hasCity Las Anod
hasEthnicGroup Somalis
linked to: Somali people
hasHumanitarianConcern internal displacement
hasLanguage Somali
hasReligion Sunni Islam
hasSecurityIssue armed conflict
political instability
hasTown Ainabo
Buuhoodle
Hudun
Taleh
historicalEvent Las Anod conflict
Somaliland–Puntland clashes
inhabitedBy Dhulbahante clan
largestCity Las Anod
locatedIn northern Somalia
locatedOn Somali Plateau
locatedOnContinent Africa
majorClanFamily Darod
partOfClaimedBy Puntland State of Somalia
linked to: Puntland

Republic of Somaliland
linked to: Somaliland
partOfGeopoliticalRegion Horn of Africa
partOfHistoricalEntity British Somaliland (partly, historically)
Somali Republic
linked to: Somalia
timeZone East Africa Time
utcOffset +3

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Puntland claimsTerritory Sool region
Somaliland shilling usedIn Sool region
Isaaq traditionalTerritory Sool region