Sool, Somalia Sool, Somalia Sool (, ) is an administrative region Somaliland, The Somali state of Puntland also claims the region. With its capital at Las Anod, Sool was historically the seat of the anti-colonial Dervish (Darwiish) movement. The region is mainly inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Dhulbahante, Darod, Clan well-represented.https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vG5jDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT79&dq=habar+yonis+sool+region&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjzrK2gpKjeAhUEe8AKHbIGCK8Q6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=habar%20yonis%20sool%20region&f=false|title= Diasporas, Development and Peacemaking in the Horn of Africa |first=}}</ref> The Sool region consists of Five Districts. Under the government of Siad Barre, Sool was not a separate region but part of the larger Nugaal province, with its capital at Garowe. It was separated from Nugaal
Coastline of Somalia meets Djibouti in west and eastern tip meets Kenya in its south. There is a number of Islands in the coastal areas. Ras Caseyr (Cape Guardafui) is easternmost point of Somalia, this point joinins Indian Ocean to Gulf of Aden. Coast of Somalia has different conditions throughout its length. Being second longest in Africa, this coast is easternmost coast of continental Africa, north-western coast of Indian Ocean and nearest coast to Socotra Islands (Yemen). Its continental shelf is spread over 32500 km. Northern coast extends from Djibouti to east, and eastern coast extends from north-east to south-west, reaching to Kenya.