Jolo
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Jolo is a historically significant island and town in the Sulu Archipelago of the southern Philippines, known as a cultural and commercial center of the Tausug people.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jolo Island | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| alsoSpokenLanguage |
Cebuano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chavacano NERFINISHED ⓘ English ⓘ Filipino ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Moro culture
ⓘ
Sulu Sea trade routes ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Sulu Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Sulu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
later came under American colonial administration
ⓘ
site of Spanish military campaigns in the 19th century ⓘ subject to Spanish–Moro conflicts ⓘ |
| commercialCenterFor | Tausug people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Province of Sulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalCenterFor | Tausug people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicGroupMajority | Tausug Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ small-scale trade ⓘ |
| ethnicCenterOf | Tausug people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedAs | municipality ⓘ |
| hasConflictHistory |
affected by Moro insurgency
ⓘ
site of periodic armed clashes and bombings ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
port town
ⓘ
urban center on Jolo Island ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Sultanate of Sulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
center of maritime trade between Mindanao, Borneo, and the wider Malay world
ⓘ
major trading center in the Sulu Archipelago ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Tausug culture
ⓘ
seafood and local markets ⓘ traditional Tausug weaving and crafts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sulu Archipelago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Philippines ⓘ |
| nearbyPoliticalEntity |
Basilan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tawi-Tawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sulu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Tausug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mindanao island group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousInstitutionDominant | mosques ⓘ |
| servedAs | seat of the Sultanate of Sulu ⓘ |
| timezone | Philippine Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportRole | regional hub for sea transport in Sulu Archipelago ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +8 ⓘ |
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