Las Anod
Las Anod
Laascaanood لاس عانود | |
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City | |
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 Local council seal of Las Anod | |
| Nickname(s): Laaska, L.A. | |
  Las Anod Location in Somaliland | |
| Coordinates: 8°28′34″N 47°21′25″E / 8.476°N 47.357°ECoordinates: 8°28′34″N 47°21′25″E / 8.476°N 47.357°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Sool |
| District | Las Anod |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Council |
| • Mayor | Abdirahim Ali Ismail |
| Elevation | 691 m (2,267 ft) |
| Population (2005)[1] | |
| • City | 75,436 |
| • Urban | 24,830 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Las Anod (Somali: Laascaanood; Arabic: لاس عانود) is the administrative capital of the Sool region of Somaliland.[2][3][4][5]
History
On October 15, 1969, whilst paying a visit to the city, Somali President Abdirashid Ali Shermarke was shot dead by one of his own bodyguards. His assassination was quickly followed by a military coup d'état on October 21, 1969 (the day after his funeral), in which the Somali Military seized power without encountering armed opposition — essentially a bloodless takeover. The putsch was spearheaded by Major General Mohamed Siad Barre, who at the time commanded the army.[6][7]
Territorial dispute
The city is disputed by Puntland and Somaliland. The former bases its claim due to the kinship ties between the Dhulbahante clan and the dominant clan in Puntland, the Majeerteen. Whilst the later's claim is grounded on the border of the former British Somaliland Protectorate.[8] The city was the proclaimed capital of Khatumo State throughout its existence until its dissolvement in 2017.[9][10]
Somaliland forces captured the city in the Battle of Las Anod in 2007, ousting Puntland forces, and has maintained full control of the city in all aspects since.[11]
Geography
Las Anod is strategically positioned along the trade routes in Somaliland. The city is almost surrounded by hills and has considerable water resources, the latter of which makes it a prime destination for peoples from other parts of generally arid regions within Somaliland as well as from neighboring countries such as Somalia, Djibouti and Ethiopia.
Demographics
According to the UNDP 2005 the Las Anod District had an estimated population of 75,436 inhabitants.[1] The city is primarily inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Dhulbahante sub-clan of the Harti Darod well-represented.[12]
Education
Las Anod has numerous primary schools which include both private and public. Currently there are 6 Primary Schools in the city of Las Anod; Gol Khatumo, Gateway, Abyan, Ilays, Imam Shafi and Sool primary schools.
Secondary school education is provided by Ilays Educational Academy, Muse Yusuf and Nugaal High Schools.[13] Founded in 2004, Nugaal University (NU) is the first post-secondary institution of higher learning to be established in the area. The first group of four-year Nugaal University students graduated in September 2009. Also there are Ilays National University and Gollis University both established in Las Anod in 2015.
There are also a number of academic institutions in Las Anod which provide diverse education services such as Sool Institute of Heath Sciences (SIHS), Al-Furqan Islamic Institute, Sahal Software College, Future Technology Center etc.
Climate
Las Anod has a hot desert climate (BWh) in Köppen-Geiger system.
| hideClimate data for Las Anod | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.2 (75.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 12.7 (54.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
4 (0.2) |
15 (0.6) |
52 (2.0) |
2 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
15 (0.6) |
30 (1.2) |
10 (0.4) |
2 (0.1) |
132 (5.2) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 691 metres or 2,267 feet[14] | |||||||||||||
Notable residents
- Abdi Bile, world champion long distance athlete
- Abdinasir Ali Hassan, entrepreneur and CEO of Hass Petroleum
- Abdirahman Mohamed Abdi Hashi, Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources of Somalia
- Ali Khalif Galaydh, President of Khaatumo State and Former Prime Minister of Somalia
- Bashe Mohamed Farah, Speaker of Somaliland House of Representatives
- Eng Mohamed Isse Lacle, Colonel in the Somali Navy and Former Deputy Minister of Ministry of Ports in Somaliland
- Garad Jama Garad Ali, Dhulbahante clan chief
- Hodan Nalayeh, TV host and journalist Media
- Mohamed Abdi Hashi, former Chairman USP & Vice President of Puntland
- Abdi Hassan Mohamed, Incumbent Police Commissioner of the Somali Police Force.
References
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Laascaanood. |
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Regions of Somalia
- ^ Hassan, Abdiqani. "Dozens killed in clashes between two Somali regions in land dispute". Reuters. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Hassan, Harun Maruf. "Official: Somaliland-Puntland Clash Leaves 4 Dead". VOA News. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Senelwa, Kennedy. "Are Somaliland, Puntland ready for war over land?". The East African. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Moshe Y. Sachs, Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, Volume 2, (Worldmark Press: 1988), p.290.
- ^ "Somalia: Somaliland forces fire on civilians in Las Anod, 1 killed" Garowe Online 7 November 2007
- ^ "Averting War in Northern Somalia". International Crisis Group. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Mahmood, Omar (2019). "Overlapping claims by Somaliland and Puntland: The case of Sool and Sanaag" (PDF). Institute for Security Studies: 7. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "What is Khatumo? A Special Report on SSC region of Northern Somalia". Somali Report. 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Puntland and Somaliland Clashing in Northern Somalia: Who Cuts the Gordian Knot?*". hornofafrica.ssrc.org. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ Roble, Faisal (22 October 2007) "Somaliland: Is Invading Los Anod Part of Creating 'New Reality on the Ground'"? Archived 2008-05-25 at the Wayback Machine WardheerNews.Com
- ^ "Ilays National University". Ilays Educational Academy. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Climate: Las Anod - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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- Las Anod
- Populated places in Sool, Somaliland