History
The Las Khorey settlement is several centuries old. It was the former headquarters of the ruling dynasty of the Warsangali Sultanate (Maakhir Coast Sultanate), including the influential Sultan Mohamoud Ali Shire. Sultan Shire administered his Sultanate from a large two-storey palace (Sha’a) in the city. He also maintained a fortress, which, though now mostly in ruins, still remains an important historical structure.
Northern Somalia in general is home to numerous such archaeological sites, with similar edifices found at Haylaan, Qa’ableh, Qombo'ul and Elaayo. However, many of these old structures have yet to be properly explored, a process which would help shed further light on local history and facilitate their preservation for posterity.
In July 2007, Las Khorey became part of the briefly-extant Maakhir autonomous region of Somalia. The polity was later officially incorporated into Puntland state in January 2009.
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