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Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 07:30, 12 March 2012: 744 × 1,052 (32 KB): Nicolay Sidorov: Sool is a part of Somaliland, Puntland and Khaatumo State
Sool (Somali: Sool, Arabic: صول) is a disputed administrative region (gobol). [6] [7] [8] It borders Togdheer to the west, Sanaag to the north, Ethiopia to the south and Nugal, Bari to the east. Its capital city is Las Anod. The region is disputed by the self-declared Republic of Somaliland and SSC-Khatumo. The region is partially controlled ...
The boundaries marked on this map are the borders or region boundaries around this area. Because Somaliland claims the western border of Bari region as the border between Somaliland and Somalia, there is some dispute as to whether this line is a border or a state line.
Puntland is a federal state in the northeast of Somalia. Galmudug is a federal state in central Somalia. Jubaland is a federal state in the south of Somalia. [2] In November 2014, the South West State of Somalia was established. [3] Hirshabelle State was formed in October 2016. [4] Khatumo State in the north central region was recognized in 2023.
Each district is rated A, B, C, and D according to population, budget, and economic scale. The highest is A grade. The district where the state capital is located is always Class A (Article 9 of the Local Government Law). The region with the most districts is Awdal, Sool and conversely the region with the fewest is Sahil.
The 18 regions of Somalia and their capitals. This is a list of districts in Somalia by population . As of January 2024 [update] , the country has an estimated population of 19,290,783 inhabitants.
In the south, in the east Africa coastal forest, there are regions in which there is a tropical savanna climate. In the Cal Madow region of Somalia, there is cold steppe climate. In the northeast, annual rainfall is less than 4 inches (100 mm); in the central plateaus, it is about 8 to 12 inches (200 to 300 mm).
Borama is one of the major cities located in the mountainous region. In the southeast, near the border with Somalia, is a low region of valleys. The valleys are hot and dry, and receive relatively small amounts of rain each year. The average elevation of the area is between 500 and 1000 metres above sea level.