Las Khorey

Las Qoray is a historic coastal town in the region of . BBC reported in 2021, "The Navy or Somalia Coast Guard is one of the military departments of , operating on the coast of Somaliland in Las Qoray, and ." Somaliland National TV reported in its September 2023 broadcast that Las Qoray is a territory of .
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  • Type: Town with 6,940 residents
  • Description: capital of Waqooyi-Bari state
  • Also known as: “Banden Laskhonai”, “Laas Kooray”, “Laas Qooray”, “Laasqoray لاسقرى”, “Laasqorey”, “Las Goni”, “Las Khonai”, “Las Khoreh”, “Las Koreh”, “Las Qoray”, “Lās Qóray”, “Las Qorei”, “Las Qorey”, “Lasqoray”, “ラスコライ”, and “ラスコレー”

Las Khorey

Latitude
11.16027° or 11° 9′ 37″ north
Longitude
48.19487° or 48° 11′ 42″ east
Population
6,940
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
IATA airport code
LKR
UN/LOCODE
SO LKR
Open location code
7H3C556V+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1404227986
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
55223
Wiki­data ID
Q1017225
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Las Khorey” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لاسقرى”
  • Arabic: “لاسقُرَى”
  • Arabic: “لاسقوري”
  • Catalan: “Las Khoray”
  • Cebuano: “Las Khorey”
  • Chinese: “拉斯戈赖”
  • Dutch: “Las Khorey”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “لاسقرى”
  • French: “Las Khorey”
  • German: “Laasqorey”
  • Hebrew: “לאס קוראי”
  • Italian: “Las Gorei”
  • Japanese: “ラス・コレー”
  • Japanese: “ラスコレー港”
  • Polish: “Laasqoray”
  • Russian: “Ласкорай”
  • Somali: “Laasqoray”
  • Sranan Tongo: “Laasqoray”
  • Urdu: “لاس قری”
  • Urdu: “لاس کھوری”
  • Zulu: “Las Khorey”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Las Mihin and Mash-Caleed.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Las Khoreh Airport and Qoricad.

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