Las Anod International Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Somali Civil Aviation Authority | ||||||||||
Serves | Las Anod, Somalia | ||||||||||
Location | Tifafleh | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,077 ft / 633 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 8°34′00″N47°20′35″E / 8.56667°N 47.34306°E | ||||||||||
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Las Anod International Airport( ICAO : HCMP) is an airstrip northwest of the city of Las Anod, the capital of SSC-Khaatumo and Sool region in Somalia.
In the 2010s, controversies have occurred at Las Anod airport, including over the importation of Khat, a leaf stimulant, [3] and fighting between Dhulbahante subclans. [4]
The airport is located at the outskirts of the city of Las Anod, roughly 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) in a northwesterly direction in the locality of Tifafleh. [5]
Sool is a disputed administrative region (gobol). It borders Togdheer to the west, Sanaag to the north, Ethiopia to the south and Nugal, Bari to the east. Its capital city is Las Anod. The region is disputed by the self-declared Republic of Somaliland and SSC-Khatumo. The region is partially controlled by both polities.
Togdheer is an administrative region (gobol) in central Somaliland. Togdheer is bordered by Maroodi Jeex to the west, Saaxil to the north, Sanaag to the northeast, Sool to the east and Ethiopia to the south. Its capital is Burao.
Las Anod is the administrative capital of the Sool region, currently controlled by Khatumo State forces aligned with Somalia.
The following is an index of Somalia-related articles.
The Puntland–Somaliland war is a ongoing War over the provinces of Sool, Sanaag and the Buuhoodle district of Togdheer region between the self-declared Republic of Somaliland and the Puntland state of Somalia.
The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Somaliland:
Yagori is a town in the northern Sool Region ofSomaliland.
Garbaharey Airport is an airport serving Garbaharey, the capital city of the Gedo region in Somalia.
Abudwak District is a district in central Galguduud region of Somalia.
Hudun District is a historical district in the Sool region of SSC-Khaatumo Its capital lies at Hudun. The border between Hudun District and Las Anod District goes through the town of Buur Anod, also called Buur Caanood, a town that lies in between the towns of Dib Shabeel to the north, and Daryaha (Daryaha) to the south. This was the site of the largest battle between Dervish and colonial forces in 1904.
Garad Jama Garad Ali is the 21st supreme traditional clan Sultan (Garaad) of the Dhulbahante. He has significant influence in Somalia's current politics, particularly in Ssc-Khatumo.
In an 1878 report to the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain, Johann Maria Hildebrandt noted upon visiting the area that "we know from ancient authors that these districts, at present so desert, were formerly populous and civilised[...] I also discovered ancient ruins and rock-inscriptions both in pictures and characters[...] These have hitherto not been deciphered." These etchings are found together with paintings, which are estimated to be 2,500 years old.
Adhi'adeye or Ade Adeeye is a town in the Sool region of Somalia currently under the control of Khatumo State forces. It is around 30 miles northwest of Las Anod, the regional capital of Sool.
Dhummay is a town in the Sool region of Somaliland. It is 35 miles south of Las Anod, the regional capital of Sool.
The Mayor of Las Anod is the chief executive of the city of Las Anod, the capital of Sool region in Somaliland. The current mayor is Abdirahim Ali Ismail, who took office on 20 June 2021.
Abdiaziz Hussein Hassan also known as Taarwale is a Somali politician. He served as the Mayor of Las Anod, the capital and the largest city of Sool region of Somaliland, from 16 January 2017 to 20 June 2021, where he was succeeded by Abdirahim Ali Ismail.
The Somaliland National Army, is the land force and largest branch of the Somaliland Armed Forces is based in the Somaliland capital of Hargeisa. The Somaliland National Army is composed entirely of professionals and volunteers due to the army not being mandatory of conscription. Some Somaliland battalions operate near the Puntland border due to a border dispute.
Abdirahim Ali Ismail Farah, nicknamed Qase is a Somali politician, and the current Mayor of Las Anod, the capital and the largest city of Sool region of Somalia since 20 June 2021. He succeeded Abdiaziz Hussein Hassan on 20 June 2021, after the 2021 local municipal elections.
Abdirisak Khalif Ahmed is a Somaliland politician, who was formerly the speaker of Somaliland's Lower House of Parliament. He previously served as Somaliland's Minister of Commerce during the Siilaanyo administration.
The Las Anod conflict is an ongoing armed conflict between the Somaliland National Army and the Khaatumo SSC forces of the Dhulbahante in Las Anod, the capital of the Sool region.