Khatumo State (Somali: Khaatumo), officially the Khatumo State of Somalia (Somali: Maamul Goboleedka Khaatumo ee Soomaaliya), is a region in northern Somalia. Centered on the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn or SSC provinces, its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 2012.

Local control of the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn (SSC) regions has been disputed between the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia; Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia; and local unionist authorities.

In 2012, the Khatumo State administration was finalized after a series of conferences beginning in 2007 between prominent political figures, traditional leaders and local residents.

Khatumo State's capital lies at Taleh, the headquarters of the former Dervish State of Mohammed Abdullah Hassan.

Most local residents belong to the Somali ethnic group, with the Dhulbahante sub-clan of the Harti Darod especially well-represented.

The Khatumo State governmental authority is structured somewhat differently from Somalia's other autonomous administrations. It has three presidents, four councils and various ministerial positions.

Somalia ( /soʊˈmɑːliə/ soh-MAH-lee-ə; Somali: Soomaaliya; Arabic: الصومال‎ aṣ-Ṣūmāl), officially the Somali Republic (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, Arabic: جمهورية الصومال‎ Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl) and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory. The internationally recognized Transitional Federal Government controls only a small part of the country. Somalia has been characterized as a failed state and is one of the poorest and most violent states in the world.

Somalia lies in the easternmost part of Africa. It is bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden with Yemen to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Ethiopia to the west. It has the longest coastline on the continent, and its terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains and highlands. Hot conditions prevail year-round, along with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall.