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Marawi, officially the Islamic City of Marawi (Maranao: Bandar a Marawi; Filipino: Lungsod ng Marawi), is a 4th class component city and capital of the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 207,010 people.
Oct 18, 2022 · See how the city center of Marawi City, once a premier Islamic city in the Philippines, has changed after the five-month siege by ISIS militants in 2017. Compare the then and now photos of the Main Battle Area, the Grand Mosque, Gomisa Avenue and more.
Marawi City is a landlocked component city in Lanao del Sur province, Mindanao, Philippines. It has 96 barangays, a population of 207,010, and a density of 2,364 per square kilometer.
- Marawi, 9700, Lanao del Sur
- Lanao del Sur
- Mindanao
- city (component)
Oct 29, 2017 · Marawi, situated on the southern island of Mindanao in the Philippines, was the site of a bloody urban battle between ISIL fighters and government forces. Officially known as the Islamic City of...
Survival has become a daily battle in Marawi, the capital of Mindanao’s Lanao del Sur province and whose mostly Muslim 200,000 population make the city the biggest Islamic community in what is...
Oct 16, 2017 · Hundreds of Muslim militants overrun Marawi, a city of about 200,000, considered as centre of the Islamic faith in the southern island of Mindanao. The surprise attack comes after security...
Jun 5, 2024 · Marawi, chartered city, capital of Lanao del Sur province, northwest-central Mindanao, Philippines. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Lanao, 3,500 feet (1,100 metres) above sea level, and it is one of the country’s largest cities inhabited by Muslims (Moros).
