Las Anod

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Laascaanood
Las Anod town
Las Anod town
Laascaanood (Somalia )
Laascaanood
Laascaanood
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 8°28′32″N 47°21′30″E / 8.47556, 47.35833
Regions of Somalia Sool
Population (2001)
 - Total ca. 50,000

Las Anod[1] (Somali: Laascaanood) is the administrative capital of Sool region of Somalia. The city was part of the former British Somaliland Protectorate, which gained independence from the United Kingdom on 26 June 1960.

Laascaanood is one of the largest cities in Somalia, having grown from 20,000 to 60,000 residents between 1990 and 2001.[2]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ allAfrica.com: Somalia: Over 20 People Killed in Fresh Fighting Between Somaliland And Puntland States (Page 1 of 1)
  2. ^ Lasanood town urban vulnerability update 7 Jul 2003. ReliefWeb. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.

Coordinates: 8°28′32″N 47°21′30″E / 8.47556, 47.35833