Las Khorey

Las Qoray
Laasqoray
لاسقُرَي
Town
View of a residential area in old Las Qoray.
Las Qoray
Location in Somalia
Las Qoray
Las Qoray (Somalia)
Coordinates: 11°11′N 48°13′E / 11.183°N 48.217°E / 11.183; 48.217
Country Somalia
RegionSanaag
DistrictBadhan District
Population
 (2021)
  Total
15,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Las Qoray (Somali: Laasqoray, Arabic: لاسقُرَى Lāsqoray) is a historic coastal town in the Sanaag region of Somalia.

BBC reported in 2021, "The Navy or Somalia Coast Guard is one of the military departments of Somalia, 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.