Lanao

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Lanao was a former province in the Philippines on the island of Mindanao that was later divided into Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur.

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Lanao canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former province
borderedBy other Mindanao provinces
continent Asia
country Philippines
dissolutionResultedIn creation of Lanao del Norte
creation of Lanao del Sur
dissolvedBy Republic Act dividing Lanao into Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur
dividedInto Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Sur
establishedDuring American colonial period in the Philippines
formerAdministrativeLevel province
formerCapital Dansalan
Marawi
formerSubdivisionOf Department of Mindanao and Sulu
governedBy provincial government of Lanao
governedUnder Philippine Commonwealth
Third Philippine Republic
hasCulturalGroup Moro people
hasDemonym Lanao resident
hasGeographicalFeature Lake Lanao
hasHistoricalRegion Lanao region of Mindanao
linked to: Northern Mindanao
hasHistoricalSignificance center of Maranao culture
hasMajorEthnicGroup Maranao people
linked to: Maranao
hasMajorLanguage Maranao language
hasMajorReligion Christianity
Islam
historicalStatus defunct province of the Philippines
languageUsed Cebuano
linked to: Cebuano language

English
Tagalog
locatedIn Mindanao
Southern Philippines
namedAfter Lake Lanao
partOf Moro region of Mindanao
Philippine Islands
linked to: Philippines
regionBeforeDivision Mindanao
successorAdministrativeUnit Lanao del Norte
Lanao del Sur
timePeriod 20th century Philippines

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