Basilan Island

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Basilan Island is a major island in the southern Philippines known for its ethnolinguistic diversity, including various Sama-speaking communities, and its strategic location in the Sulu Archipelago.

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Label Occurrences
Basilan Island canonical 6

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
populated place
administrativeStatus core island of Basilan Province
climate tropical rainforest climate
country Philippines
economySector agriculture
coconut production
fishing
rubber production
ethnolinguisticDiversity high
hasCapital Isabela City NERFINISHED
hasCity Lamitan NERFINISHED
hasEthnicGroup Cebuano-speaking communities
Chavacano-speaking communities
Sama people NERFINISHED
Tausug people NERFINISHED
Yakan people NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Cebuano NERFINISHED
Chavacano NERFINISHED
English
Filipino
Sama languages
Tausug language NERFINISHED
Yakan language NERFINISHED
hasMunicipality Akbar NERFINISHED
Al-Barka NERFINISHED
Maluso NERFINISHED
Sumisip NERFINISHED
Tipo-Tipo NERFINISHED
Tuburan NERFINISHED
hasPort Isabela City Port NERFINISHED
hasReligion Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
knownFor ethnolinguistic diversity
strategic maritime location
largestCity Isabela City NERFINISHED
locatedIn Sulu Archipelago NERFINISHED
southern Philippines NERFINISHED
locatedOnSeaLane Sulu Archipelago sea routes
locatedSouthOf Zamboanga City NERFINISHED
partOf Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao NERFINISHED
Basilan Province NERFINISHED
Mindanao island group NERFINISHED
religionMajority Islam
separatedBy Basilan Strait NERFINISHED
separatedFrom Zamboanga Peninsula NERFINISHED
surroundedBy Celebes Sea NERFINISHED
Sulu Sea NERFINISHED

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Central Sama spokenIn Basilan Island
Yakan region Basilan Island
Yakan people primaryLocation Basilan Island
Yakan people nativeTo Basilan Island
southern Philippines includes Basilan Island
Moro Gulf borderedBy Basilan Island