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Las Qoray
Laasqoray لاسقُرَي | |
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Town | |
 View of a residential area in old Las Qoray. | |
  Las Qoray Location in Somalia  Las Qoray Las Qoray (Somalia) | |
| Coordinates: 11°11′N 48°13′E / 11.183°N 48.217°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Sanaag |
| District | Badhan District |
| Population (2021[1]) | |
• Total | 15,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Las Qoray (Somali: Laasqoray, Arabic: لاسقُرَى Lāsqoray) is a historic coastal town in the Sanaag region of Somalia.
BBC reported in 2021, "The Navy or Somaliland Coast Guard is one of the military departments of Somaliland, operating on the coast of Somaliland in Las Qoray, Zeila and Berbera."[2] Somaliland National TV (SLNTV) reported in its September 2023 broadcast that Las Qoray is a territory of Somaliland.[3] Hiiraan Online reported in a January 2024 article, "Las Qoray is outside Hargeisa's control."[4] Andrew Palmer, CEO of the maritime consultancy Idarat Ltd, describes Las Qoray as "on the north coast of Puntland" in 2014.[5] Awet Tewelde Weldemichael, an associate professor at Queen's University, wrote in his book "Puntland coast between Las Qoray and Hafun" in 2019.[6]
- ^ unicef (September 2002). "SANAAG REGION NUTRITION SURVEY REPORT" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ "Wax ka ogow awoodda iyo qaybaha ciidanka Somaliland" [Find out about the strength and components of the Somaliland force]. BBC. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Gudoomiyaha Degmada laas-Qoray ayaa murugada iyo dhibaatada la qaybsanaya masiibadii dabka ahayd... [The governor of Las-Qoray District shares the grief and suffering of the fire disaster....] (in Somali), retrieved 2023-12-31
- ^ "Analysis: A port deal puts the Horn of Africa on the brink". Horseed Media. 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ Andrew Palmer (2014-08-15). The New Pirates - Modern Global Piracy from Somalia to the South China Sea. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9780857725271.
- ^ Awet Tewelde Weldemichael (2019-01-24). Piracy in Somalia - Violence and Development in the Horn of Africa. Cambridge University Press. p. 168. ISBN 9781108496964.