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| MARAWI , on the shores of Lake Lanao, three hours' bus journey
southwest of Cagayan de Oro, was renamed the Islamic City of Marawi on
April 15, 1980. Ninety-two percent of the people are Muslims and the
city is the centre of the Islamic religion in the Philippines. The
annual Kalilang festival, April 10-15, is dominated by Koran reading
competitions and colourful Muslims singing and dancing. The best place
to stay is the Marawi Resort Hotel (tel 063/520 981; $15-20) on the
Mindanao State University campus. Also on the campus is the Aga Kahn
Museum, which has an interesting collection of indigenous art from
Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan. Sacred Mountain is close to the city and
gives nice views across Lake Lanao, the second largest in the country.
There are daily buses from Cagayan de Oro west along the coast to Iligan
(1.5hr; P70). In Iligan you can change for a bus south to Marawi (1hr;
P65). The bus station in Iligan is on Roxas Avenue at its junction with
Zamora Street. |
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