Las Khorey

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Las Khorey
Laasqoray
لاسقُرَي
Town
View of a residential area in old Las Khorey.
View of a residential area in old Las Khorey.
Las Khorey is located in Somaliland
Las Khorey
Las Khorey
Location in Somaliland
Coordinates: 11°11′N 48°13′E / 11.183°N 48.217°E / 11.183; 48.217Coordinates: 11°11′N 48°13′E / 11.183°N 48.217°E / 11.183; 48.217
Country Somaliland
RegionSanaag
DistrictBadhan
Population
 (2002[1])
 • Total2,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Las Khorey (Somali: Laasqoray, Arabic: لاسقُرَى‎ Lāsqoray) is a historic coastal town in the Sanaag region of Somaliland.[2]

History

Ruins of Las Khorey.

The Las Khorey settlement is several centuries old. Between the town and El Ayo lies Karinhegane, a site containing numerous cave paintings of both real and mythical animals. Each painting has an inscription below it, which collectively have been estimated to be around 2,500 years old.[3][4] Around 25 miles (40 km) from Las Khorey is found Gelweita, another key rock art site.[4] Karinhegane's rock art is in the same distinctive Ethiopian-Arabian style as the Laas Gaal cave paintings.[5][6]

Somaliland in general is home to numerous such archaeological sites, with similar edifices found at Haylan, Qa’ableh, Qombo'ul and El Ayo. However, many of these old structures have yet to be properly explored, a process which would help shed further light on local history and facilitate their preservation for posterity.[7]

Former president Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (Siilaanyo) visited the town in March 2014 along with a delegation including then Minister of Health Suleiman Haglotosiye. The restoration of Las Khorey's industries, among them its famous tuna factory, as well as the planned construction of a hospital for the town was announced during the visit.[2][8]

Transportation

The old port in Las Khorey is undergoing extensive renovations.

Las Khorey has a jetty-class seaport, the Port of Las Khorey.[9] Horn Relief (now Adeso), an organization founded by Somali environmentalist Fatima Jibrell, began a project for the redevelopment of the 400-year-old seaport. The initiative was later taken up by Faisal Hawar, CEO of the Maakhir Resource Company. In 2012, he brokered an agreement with a Greek investment firm for the development of the commercial Las Khorey Port.[10] A team of engineers was subsequently enlisted by the Puntland authorities to assess the ongoing renovations taking place at the seaport.[11] According to the Minister of Ports, Saeed Mohamed Ragge, the Puntland government intends to launch more such development projects in Las Khorey.[12]

The nearest airport to Las Khorey is the Bender Qassim International Airport in Bosaso.

Demographics

Las Khorey has a population of around 2,000 inhabitants.[13] The broader Las Khorey area has a total population of 34,724 residents.[14]

Notable residents

  • Farah Mohamed Jama Awl, author

Notes

  1. ^ unicef (September 2002). "SANAAG REGION NUTRITION SURVEY REPORT" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Wafdi Somaliland oo Laasqoray booqday". BBC News Somali (in Somali). 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  3. ^ Hodd, Michael (1994). East African Handbook. Trade & Travel Publications. p. 640. ISBN 0844289833.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Ali, Ismail Mohamed (1970). Somalia Today: General Information. Ministry of Information and National Guidance, Somali Democratic Republic. p. 295.
  5. ^ Istituto universitario orientale (Naples, Italy) (1992). Annali: Supplemento, Issues 70-73. Istituto orientale di Napoli. p. 57.
  6. ^ "Rock Art Sites of Somaliland". CyArk. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  7. ^ Michael Hodd, East African Handbook, (Trade & Travel Publications: 1994), p.640.
  8. ^ "Puntland: Waan argagaxnay markii aan maqalnay Siilaanyo oo jooga Lasqoray". Caasimada Online. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  9. ^ "Istanbul conference on Somalia 21 – 23 May 2010 - Draft discussion paper for Round Table "Transport infrastructure"" (PDF). Government of Somalia. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  10. ^ "A Visionary, Faisal Hawar; Somali Public Radio Person of the Year 2012". Somali Public Radio. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  11. ^ Somalia: Somaliland naval forces attack crew in Sanaag region Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "Somalia: Puntland Minister of Ports visits Lasqoray". Garowe Online. 17 June 2012. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  13. ^ unicef (September 2002). "SANAAG REGION NUTRITION SURVEY REPORT" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  14. ^ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.

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