Las Khorey
Las Qoray (Somali: Laasqoray, Arabic: لاسقُرَى Lāsqoray) is a historic coastal town in the Sanaag region of Somaliland.
Las Qoray
Laasqoray لاسقُرَي | |
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Town | |
View of a residential area in old Las Qoray. | |
Las Qoray Location in Somaliland Las Qoray Las Qoray (Somaliland) | |
| Coordinates: 11°11′N 48°13′E | |
| Country | Somaliland |
| Region | Sanaag |
| District | Badhan District |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 2,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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." Somaliland National TV (SLNTV) reported in its September 2023 broadcast that Las Qoray is a territory of Somaliland. Hiiraan Online reported in a January 2024 article, "Las Qoray is outside Hargeisa's control." Andrew Palmer, CEO of the maritime consultancy Idarat Ltd, describes Las Qoray as "on the north coast of Puntland" in 2014. Awet Tewelde Weldemichael, an associate professor at Queen's University, wrote in his book "Puntland coast between Las Qoray and Hafun" in 2019.