Sool is a region (
gobolka) in northern
Somalia. Its capital is
Laascaanood[?]. It is bordered by
Ethiopia and the Somalian regions of
Togdheer,
Sanaag,
Bari and
Nugaal. Sool is one of the five regions of the self-proclaimed but internationally unrecognized Republic of
Somaliland (former
British Somaliland).