Sool

Sool (Arabic صول, Saul DMG ) is a region in northern Somalia has about 115,000 residents. It is disputed between the internationally unrecognized, de facto independent Somaliland and the self-proclaimed Somali State of Puntland part, 2007, there was fighting between the two sides. Its capital is Las Anod.

The neighboring regions to the west Togdheer, Sanaag in northern, northeastern and eastern Bari Nugaal. Sool is bordered to the south by the Somali region in Ethiopia and has no sea port. Previously, the region was part of Nugaal.

The most important communities of the region is Dhulbahante - Subclan the Harti Darod. In Sool Fort Taleh was ( Taleex ) of the rebels against the British colonial power under Mohammed Abdullah Hassan.