Baran (Somali: Baaraan) is a village in the Sool region of Somaliland.

It is inbetween Las Anod, the regional capital of Sool, and Kalabaydh.

The main road that runs from the regional capital to the southeast is named after it.

[1][2] In 1906 Baran was made part of the Darwiish grazing ground.

It is located a dozen or so kilometers to the west of Weylahed, the second Darwiish capital in 1901.