| Official Name: | Baraakta Qol |
| Population As Of: | 2016[1] |
| Population Total: | 2100 |
| Timezone: | EAT |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 9.5592°N 48.4875°W |
| Native Name Lang: | Somali |
| Native Name: | Baraagaha Qol |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Sanaag#Somalia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Somaliland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Somalia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sanaag |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dhahar |
Baraakta Qol, also known as Baraagaha Qol, is a town in the northeastern Sanaag region of Puntland.[2] The town is 66km (41miles) west of Qardho in Somalia. In July 2001, the Puntland Security Forces established a military base in the town.[3]
Around 2012, refugee camps were established by the United Nations Humanitarian Fund for Somalia, and as of April 2019, 600 families and 4,200 people are living there.[4]
In 2013, a large area of Sanaag was flooded during the spring rainy season, but Baraakta Qol was less affected.[5]
In February 2014, a fire reportedly rained down on a livestock shed in Baraakta Qol.[6]
In May 2018, it was reported that a man from Baraakta Qol received his PhD from the University of Luzon in Philippine, at the age of 27.[7]
In July 2020, the Somaliland army announced that it would open a new military base in Baraakta Qol. Local elders say the purpose of the Somaliland army is border security, and explain that it means nothing more than that.[3]
In October 2020, Baraakta Qol elders announced their support for Somaliland's newly appointed Deputy Minister of Transport.[8]
In November 2020, a meeting was held in Baraakta Qol and a new leader was elected.[9]