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.

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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

Referenced by (9)

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Sultanate of Sulu forces historicalRegion Jolo
this entity surface form: Jolo Island
Battle of Bud Dajo location Jolo
this entity surface form: Jolo Island
Bud Dajo massacre location Jolo
this entity surface form: Jolo Island