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Karinhegane is an 
Karinhegane is situated between the towns of
archaeological site
An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or recorded history, historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline ...
in the eastern Sanaag
Sanag (, ) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in north eastern Somaliland.Regions of Somalia
Sa ...
region of Sa ...
Puntland
Puntland is an autonomous state that considers itself to be part of Somalia, despite not accepting the legitimacy of Somalia's current governing administration. It was formed in 1998, and was a federal member state of Somalia from its fou ...
. It contains some unique polychrome rock art.
Karinhegane is situated between the towns of Las Khorey
Las Qoray (, ) 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 ...
and El Ayo. It is the site of numerous cave paintings of real and mythical animals. Each painting has an inscription below it, which collectively have been estimated to be around 2,500 years old.
Karinhegane's rock art is in the same distinctive Somali style as the Laas Geel and Dhambalin cave paintings. Located nearby, around 25 miles from Las Khorey, is Gelweita, another key rock art site.
See also
*Somali architecture
Somali architecture is the engineering and designing of multiple different construction types such as stone cities, castles, citadels, fortresses, mosques, temples, Aqueduct (watercourse), aqueducts, lighthouses, towers and Tomb, tombs during th ...
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