Sool, Somalia current government of Somaliland 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
Wildlife of Somalia elephants. The savanna-dwelling golden mole, and the shrub-land and desert-dwelling. The following species of mammals are found exclusively in Somalia: Somalia is currently home to about 727 species of birds, of which eight are endemic, one has been introduced by humans and one is rare or accidental. Fourteen species are globally threatened. The following species of birds are found exclusively in Somalia: Somalia has roughly 235 species of reptiles, of which almost half live in its northern areas. The Nile crocodile is very common in southern Somalia, and is the largest crocodilian found in Africa. Adult males can grow to