Laas Geel

Laas Geel
Laas Geel
	Long-horned cattle and other rock art in the cave complex.
Location	Hargeisa, Marodi Jeh, Somaliland
Coordinates	9°46′51.28″N 44°26′37.11″E
Discovery	2002
Access	Public

Laas Geel (Somali: Laas Geel), also spelled Laas Gaal, are cave formations on the rural outskirts of Hargeisa, Somaliland, situated in the Maroodi Jeex region of the country. They contain some of the earliest known cave paintings of domesticated cattle, which some argue may represent domesticated African aurochs (Bos primigenius africanus), in the Horn of Africa. Laas Geel's rock art is estimated to date to circa 3,500-2,500 BCE.

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