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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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 ⓘ