24-596: The Simuay River is a river in the Philippines with its source at Lanao del Sur in the Piapayungan range, and its mouth at is at Illana Bay through the Mindanao River . 7°16′N 124°14′E / 7.267°N 124.233°E / 7.267; 124.233 This article related to a river in the Philippines is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
48-508: A Warsaw -style Rehabilation Effect, where the culture and styles of a particular area is used as foundation for rehabilitation of built heritage and landscape. Among the local architectural styles that may be used under the Warsaw-style are the okir , sarimanok , and inspirations from the torogan . The Warsaw-style is also foreseen to boost tourism in the city in the long-run due to the cultural aesthetics it would bring. Lanao del Sur
72-750: A location in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lanao del Sur Lanao del Sur ( Tagalog : Timog Lanao ; Meranaw and Iranun : Pagabagatan Ranao ), officially the Province of Lanao del Sur , is a province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The capital
96-407: A predominantly Muslim population. In 1971, Republic Act No. 6406 , which sought to create a new province out of eastern Lanao del Sur (now corresponding to the province's first congressional district ), was approved on October 4, 1971. The province was to consist of the municipalities of Bubong , Ditsaan-Ramain (including what is now Buadiposo-Buntong ), Kapai , Lumba-Bayabao (including what
120-474: Is bounded on the north by Lanao del Norte , on the east by Bukidnon , on the west by Illana Bay , and on the south by Maguindanao and Cotabato . The landscape is dominated by rolling hills and valleys, placid lakes and rivers. Located within the province is Lanao Lake , the second largest in the country, its waters drained by the Agus River which eventually empties into Iligan Bay . The climate in
144-410: Is known as the land of the "Maranaos" (which means "the "people of the lake"). Prior to the arrival of Islam, the region already had a sophisticated culture, as embodied in various Maranao epics, chants, and recorded history. The people of Lanao used to adhere to Hinduism , polytheist animism, and Buddhism . During this era, various cultural icons developed, such as the torogan , the singkil dance,
168-438: Is now Maguing ), Marantao , Masiu , Mulondo , Saguiaran , Piagapo , Poona Bayabao , Tamparan , Taraka and Wao (including what is now Bumbaran ), with the chartered city of Marawi serving as the new provincial capital. The division never took place due to the declaration of Martial law in the Philippines on September 21, 1972, which disrupted the elections for 1973. In a 1989 plebiscite , Lanao del Sur voted to join
192-547: Is the city of Marawi (the most populous in the province), and it borders Lanao del Norte to the north, Bukidnon to the east, and Maguindanao del Norte and Cotabato to the south. To the southwest lies Illana Bay , an arm of the Moro Gulf . Situated in the interior of Lanao del Sur is Lanao Lake , the largest in Mindanao . "Lanao" means "lake", derived from ranao . The province, situated at basin of Lake Lanao ,
216-590: The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), but the city of Marawi voted to remain outside the ARMM. It later joined ARMM in 2001 following the plebiscite that sought to expand the autonomous region. The Battle of Marawi began and ended in 2017. The battle was against ISIL-affiliated militants, a number of which were Malaysian citizens. The battle destroyed most of the cityscape of Marawi and killed hundreds of civilians and Filipino soldiers. A petition
240-709: The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008. The element was earlier inscribed in the UNESCO Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity Representative List in 2005. The organization has also designated the Old Town of Tugaya as a UNESCO Home for Culture and Heritage . UNESCO has recommended for the nomination of Tugaya and all of Lanao del Sur's traditional crafts heritage in Representative List of
264-584: The World Heritage List once proper documentation and restoration has been completed. Two torogans have been bought by a controversial heritage resort company, Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar , and were transported to Bataan, sparking a provincial campaign to get back the two royal houses to their ancestral homeland. Download coordinates as: Agus River The Agus River is a river that flows for 36.5 kilometres (22.7 mi) from Lake Lanao to Iligan Bay , Philippines . It cuts through
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#1732773340264288-664: The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity , following reports made in 2014 and 2015. The Philippine ambassador to UNESCO and France noted that it will be better to inscribe Maranao's traditional crafts in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding as they have been endangered due to the 2017 Battle of Marawi . The nomination is being finalized by the Philippine government, as announced in 2018. The torogans of Lanao are also recommended by UNESCO to be nominated in
312-585: The darangen epic, the unique Maranao gong and metal craft culture, the sarimanok , the okir motif, and an indigenous suyat script. Lanao was first explored by the Spaniards in 1689, upon which they discovered a well-settled community named Dansalan at the lake's northern end. Lanao was the seat of the Sultanate of Lanao. During the Pre-Spanish time, there were 4 important boundaries which held
336-412: The name Dansalan to Marawi , taken from the word rawi , referring to the reclining lilies abundant in the Agus River . In 1959, Lanao was divided into two provinces, Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur, under Republic Act No. 2228 . Marawi was designated as the capital of Lanao del Sur. The city was renamed the "Islamic City of Marawi" in 1980, and is currently the Philippines' only city having
360-549: The people of Lanao del Sur are practitioners of Islam . The majority of them are Sunni . The number of Muslims in this province is 1,131,726 or nearly 95% of the total population of the province of Lanao del Sur. Poverty incidence of Lanao del Sur Source: Philippine Statistics Authority UNESCO has inscribed one Maranao element, the Darangen Chants of the Maranao People of Lake Lanao, in
384-704: The power of appointing a new sultan namely: Bakayawan , Dalama , Madamba and Sawer . In appointing a new sultan the permission of these four boundaries are needed to validate the new sultan appointed to his position. In 1942, it was occupied by the Japanese Imperial Forces who landed in Southern Lanao . On May 2, 1942, the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines José Abad Santos
408-574: The province are Maranaos , while some are Cebuanos , Ilocanos , Bicolanos , Hiligaynons , Kapampangans , Tagalogs , Maguindanaons , Iranuns , Higaonons , Zamboangueños , Tausugs , Yakans , and Sama . Maranao is the most commonly spoken language in the province. Iranun is the native language of most of the inhabitants of the municipality of Kapatagan. Also spoken are Maguindanao , Cebuano , and Chavacano followed by Tagalog and English . Minority languages such as Hiligaynon , Ilocano , Kapampangan , Higaonon are also spoken Most of
432-431: The province is characterized by even distribution of rainfall throughout the year, without a distinct summer season. The province is located outside the typhoon belt. Lanao del Sur comprises 39 municipalities and 1 city . The population of Lanao del Sur in the 2020 census was 1,195,518 people, with a density of 310 inhabitants per square kilometre or 800 inhabitants per square mile. The majority of people in
456-587: The provinces of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte . Settlements along the banks of the river include the city of Marawi , the municipality of Linamon , and the city of Iligan . It separates into two channels as it drains to Iligan Bay; one goes over the Maria Cristina Falls , while the other supplies the Tinago Falls . The river descends for about 2,200 feet (670 m) from its source as it flows for 21 miles (34 km) before draining to
480-415: The river and Maria Cristina Falls. However, the hydroelectric plants and the requisite regulatory dams have changed the fluctuations of the water level of Lake Lanao, affecting the indigenous people, and producing conflicts with the local population. In Maranao mythology, Lake Lanao once threatened to drown the people of Sebangan with its ever-rising waters. The Archangel Gabriel is thought to have made
504-522: The river are used for both commercial and sport fishing, as well as for recreational activities such as boating and swimming. The river in its entirety, however, is not navigable because the current in some areas reaches a velocity of up to thirty miles an hour. The NAPOCOR 's hydroelectric project on the Agus River generates 70% of the electricity used in Mindanao due to the hydroelectric plants in
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#1732773340264528-430: The sea. The river is relatively shallow as it is only 4 feet (1.2 m) deep in some areas. The Agus River's watershed spans about 11,320.00 hectares. It has a discharge of about 10 cubic metres per second (350 cu ft/s) and flows from a narrow depression off the northwestern rim of the lake and flows over a basalt rock formation. The canyon carved by the river suggests a short erosional period. The lake and
552-813: Was killed by the Japanese Imperial forces in a firing squad at Malabang, Lanao del Sur . In 1945, the first of the liberation forces landed in Southern Lanao and liberated the area with United States, Philippine Commonwealth troops together with the Maranao guerrilla units. They used infantry weapons, the Maranao Kris , Barong and Kampilan swords against the Japanese forces in the Battle of Lanao . In 1956, Republic Act No. 1552 changed
576-440: Was released in support for the usage of the torogan as inspiration for the rehabilation of Marawi after the Battle of Marawi . The petition was released in opposition to the possible Manila Rehabilation Effect that the government plans to impose. The Manila -style rehabilation would establish shanty houses and buildings without Maranao architectural styles, thus destroying Marawi's Maranao cultural skyline. The petition advocates
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