Sool

Sool (, ) is a administrative region (gobol). It borders Togdheer to the west, Sanaag to the north, Ethiopia to the south, and Nugal and Bari to the east. Its capital city is Las Anod. The region is disputed by the self-declared Republic of Somaliland and the North Eastern State (SSC-Khatumo), where the North Eastern State controls the majority up to the city of Guumays, Oog where the Aynabo district starts and is governed by Somaliland. Puntland also claims the region, but has not demonstrated their supposed control.

Cayn or Ayn is an administrative region that Puntland unilaterally declared to be established in the 2000s. However, there is Somaliland between Cayn and Puntland, and they do not directly border each other. Somaliland has legally designated this area as its territory as Buhoodle District. SSC-Khatumo, which declared its secession from Somaliland in 2023, claims the territories of Sanaag, Sool, and Cayn, as its name implies, and effectively controls Buuhoodle.

district in Sool, SSC-Khatumo, Somalia

district in Sool, SSC-Khatumo, Somalia

district in Sool, SSC-Khatumo

territorial dispute in Waqooyibari

administrative divisions of Khatumo District in Sool

2020s armed conflict in SSC regions between Waqooyibari and flanking federal administrations

mountain range in Somaliland