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ID: 1084438
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1084438
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Marawi (inhabited place)  Marawi (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 07 59 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 7.9833  decimal degrees
Long: 124 16 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 124.2667  decimal degrees

Note: One of largest cities in Philippines inhabited by Muslims, Marawi is a trading center specializing in Muslim handicrafts and bladed weapons. The city hosts Mindanao State University, Dansalan College, and Pangarungan Islam Colleges. A Muslim rebellion began here 1972.

Names:
Marawi (preferred,C,V)
Marawi City (C,V)
Dansalan (H,O)
Maraui (C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Asia (continent)  ....  Asia (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Philippines (nation)  ........  Philippines (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Lanao del Sur (province)  ............  Lanao del Sur (province) (P)
Hierarchy of Marawi (inhabited place)  ................  Marawi (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)
city (C)
provincial capital (C)
municipality (C)
trade center (C)
educational center (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Dansalan..........  [VP]
.................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 728
Maraui..........  [VP]
.................  Grove Dictionary of Art (1996) 33:819
Marawi..........  [VP Preferred]
.................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) VII, 816
.................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2004-2008) accessed 7 November 2006
.................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 122
Marawi City..........  [VP]
.......................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2004-2008) accessed 7 November 2006
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) VII, 816
..................  Grove Dictionary of Art (1996) 33:819
..................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2004-2008) accessed 7 November 2006
..................  Times Atlas of the World (1992) 122
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 728
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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