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	Sulu Archipelago - MSN Encarta
		Sulu Archipelago, group of volcanic and coral islands in the southwestern Philippines, between the Sulu and Celebes seas.
		The islands of the Sulu Archipelago comprise the Sulu and Tawitawi provinces.
		The archipelago has 900 islands; the major groups are Sibutu, Pangutaran, Samales, Tapiantana, and Tapul.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761575689/Sulu_Archipelago.html (161 words)

	Sulu - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Sulu is an island province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
		Its capital is Jolo and occupies the middle group of islands of the Sulu Archipelago, between Basilan and Tawi-Tawi.
		Sulu although a small island was regarded by the Spanish Conquistadors of the past as one of its strongest enemy.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Sulu (374 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Sulu Archipelago rain forests (IM0156)
		Connecting the two is a string of smaller islands, the Sulu Archipelago, that stretches like stepping stones between the larger ones.
		Mangroves are still found throughout the coasts of the archipelago and are especially extensive on the island of Tawitawi.
		Virtually no forest remains on Sulu Island, and only the eastern and north-central portions of Tawitawi are forested.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0156.html (378 words)

	The Sulu Sea
		The southern border of the Sulu Sea is at the Sibutu-Basilan Ridge.
		Beneath the Sulu Sea is an oceanic ridge trending parallel to Palawan and the Sulu archipelago.
		Sulu abounds in timber resources, although fishing is the most important industry in which sea cucumbers, endangered sea turtles, fish and pearls are extensively gathered.
	www.tracc.org.my /Borneocoast/biogeography/SULU_SEA.html (253 words)

	SULU
		The Sulu Archipelago is between the Sulu and Celebes Sea in Mindanao.
		And lying outside the typhoon belt, it is blessed with a year-round bounty of harvests both from the land and the sea.
		The Sulu Sea is dotted with coral reefs and can provide probably some of the world´s best dive spots for those seeking the ultimate in underwater beauty and adventure.
	www.bartssubic.com /barts/sulu.htm (1067 words)

	WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Description (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Far-flung Sulu is the southernmost part of the Philippines, lying between the Sulu Sea on the north and the Celebes Sea on the south.
		The Sulu Archipelago is the southernmost part of the Philippines.
		It lies between the Sulu Sea on the north and the Celebes Sea on the south.
	www.tourism.gov.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=description&province=118 (557 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sulu Archipelago (Philippines Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Fishing is the major source of livelihood; the Sulu Sea supplies a large proportion of the nation's commercial catch.
		The archipelago is also the prime source for pearls, marine turtles, seashells, and sea cucumbers.
		In 1940 the sultanate was abolished and Sulu became part of the Philippine Commonwealth, although most Moros rejected Manila's authority.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/SuluArch.html (345 words)

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		It is between the Sulu Sea on the north and the Celebes Sea on the South.
		And lying outside the typhoon belt, it is blessed with a year-round bounty of harvests both from the land and the sea.
		The Sulu Sea is dotted with coral reefs and can provide probably some of the world´s best dive spots for those seeking the ultimate in underwater beauty and adventure.
	members.tripod.com /MindanaO/sulu.html (1081 words)

	sulu - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Sulu Archipelago, group of volcanic and coral islands in the south-western Philippines, between the Sulu and Celebes seas.
		Sulu Sea, arm of the Pacific Ocean, lying between the Philippine Islands on the north, east, and south-east; Borneo on the south-west; and Palawan...
		It is thought that Sulu was formally founded by Rajah Baguinda in 1390.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /sulu.html (148 words)

	Sulu Archipelago \| Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
		It is surrounded on the north and west by the Sulu and Mindanao seas and on the south and west by the Celebes Sea.
		Islam was first introduced to the Philippines in the Sulu archipelago in the late thirteenth century.
		Politically the archipelago is comprised of two provinces: Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, with a combined population in 1995 of 787,000.
	www.bookrags.com /research/sulu-archipelago-ema-05 (249 words)

	Tausug
		Sulu salsila (genealogy) and tradition speak of Buranon, Tagimaha, Baklaya, Orang Dampuan and Orang Banjar as the earlier migrants to the archipelago.
		The language spoken by the Tausog is primarily adopted from the vocabulary of Tagimaha in whose locality the Sultan of Sulu lived and established the capital of the Sultanate - Buansa.
		The word Tausug is the recognition of the geographic character of the Sulu Archipelago that lies in the path of vigorous tidal currents flowing from the Sulu and China Seas to the Celebes Sea.
	library.thinkquest.org /C003235/tausug.html (248 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Sulu (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Although consisting of a mixed community of Muslims and Christians, the Tausugs dominate the Sulu Archipelago.
		Sulu's area is 1,600.4 kilometers square, and is 15th of the largest islands of the Philippine Archipelago, in terms of the area.
		Sulu is a part of the Sulu Archipelago, which is near the island of Borneo.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Sulu (333 words)

	Article Sumary on da different Muslim Ethnic - Asia Finest Discussion Forum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the Sulu Archipelago, the Muslims are all dominant in three island provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.
		During the Sulu sultanate period, Jama Mapun used to be of a military strategic importance to the sultanate.
		Sulu was the first Muslim community in the south to establish a centralized government, the Sultanate of Sulu in 1450.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=16521 (9993 words)

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		Breaking this harmonious pattern are the islands of Palawan and the Sulu Archipelago, in the southwestern part of the country.
		Beneath the deep and vast Sulu Sea is an oceanic ridge trending parallel to Palawan and the Sulu archipelago.
		Thus, the sea surface is calm, the temperature is comfortable at 28 to 30 C and water visibility of 30 m is not unusual.
	www.icruise.com /cruise_content/port_Sulu_Sea.shtml (289 words)

	Sulu Sea - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Sulu Sea, arm of the Pacific Ocean, lying between the Philippine Islands on the north, east, and southeast; Borneo on the southwest; and Palawan...
		Philippines, Republic of the: Sulu Sea on south
		The Philippines is bounded on the east by the Philippine Sea, on the south by the Sulu and Celebes seas, on the west by the South China Sea, and on...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Sulu_Sea.html (128 words)

	Philippines - The Sulu Archipelago
		The archipelago consists of 188 islands, but they are so small that you could crowd them all into the state of Rhode Island and have space to spare.
		Outside of Sulu there is but little arable land, the chief exports being the pearl shells gathered from the seas of this region.
		Sulu is surrounded by walls, and its streets are shaded by great trees, the limbs of which come together, making arbors which shield us from the tropical sun as we stroll through them.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles09/travel-29.shtml (1323 words)

	Geography and Environment
		The archipelago is one of the largest in the world consisting of 7,107 islands but also forms part of the Malay Archipelago (which is the largest archipelago in the world).
		To the east of the archipelago is the Philippine Trench which is 10.5 km at its deepest point.
		The Philippine archipelago comprises of 7,107 islands 1,210 km from mainland Asia.
	philippines-archipelago.com /geography/geography_environment.html (736 words)

	Igorot and moro National Reemergence: The Fabricated Philippine State.
		They are located in the Sulu archipelago and are called "Sea Gypsies" because of their migration from island to island in order to avaid conflicts.
		On June 9, 1921, fifty-seven Muslim leaders met in Sulu and signed a petition which was addressed to Manila and Washington, D.C. After enumerating numerous acts of Filipino discrimination against Moros, the signatories formally requested that the Sulu archipelago be separated from the Philippines and annexed to the United States.
		Alleging that Sabah was an integral part of the Sultanate of Sulu, and that the sultan had transferred his patrimony to the Philippines, Manila nearly went to war with Malaysia for control of this territory in the 1960s.
	www.cwis.org /fwj/21/imnr.html (12004 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Archipelago (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Physical The archipelago is in two groups, Windward and Leeward, and consists in all of ten islands and five islets.
		Archipelago, across the entrance to Cenderawasih Bay of the Pacific Ocean, off the northern coast of Papua (Irian Jaya), Indonesia.
		Archipelago Reaches Record Volume Highs on the ECN and Exchange; - Archipelago Volume Records Broken Repeatedly in October: ECN Breaks Previous High Volume Marks, ArcaEx Achieves Significant Milestone In Listed Trading Volume -.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Archipelago&StartAt=41 (831 words)

	Magnum Search results for: The Philippines. 1995
		Sulu Archipelago, local inhabitants use channel to reach lagoon.
		Sulu Archipelago, Badjao are sea gypsies, live in homes on stilts.
		Sitangai island (Sulu Archipelago) Marines patrol in Sibutu.
	www.magnumphotos.com /archive/C.aspx?VP=Mod_ViewBoxInsertion.ViewBoxInsertion_VPage&R=2S5RYDI0IX3Z&RP=Mod_ViewBox.ViewBoxThumb_VPage&CT=Album&SP=Album (117 words)

	Yakan
		Located at the northern end of the Sulu archipelago, it is bounded in the north by Zamboanga City; in the south by the Sulu archipelago, with Jolo as the major island; in the east by Mindanao; and in the west by the Sulu Sea and Sabah (North Borneo).
		By the early 1700s, the Sultan of Sulu had defeated the Sultan of Maguindanao, signaling the rise of the Sulu sultanate in southern Philippines, with Jolo as the seat of power.
		In the political sphere, the management of Muslim affairs through the organization of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu in 1914 was unsuccessful, as leadership in the department fell in the hands of Christians.
	litera1no4.tripod.com /yakan_frame.html (4094 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Sulu Archipelago rain forests (IM0156)
		The Philippines are essentially accreted terrains, an accretion of previously isolated island archipelagos that were brought together during the collision and partial subduction of large oceanic tectonic plates.
		During the Pleistocene, the majority of the present Sulu Archipelago was one island, separated from Basilan-Mindanao to the north and greater Sibutu (and Borneo) to the south by deepwater channels of 205 m and 290 m depths, respectively.
		The islands of the Sulu Archipelago were delineated as a separate ecoregion, the Sulu Archipelago Rain Forests [IM0156].
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0156_full.html (1408 words)

	WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Inhabiting the shores and coast of the many islands that constitute the Sulu Archipelago, the people of the province naturally take to a seafaring life.
		The presence of foreign forces in Sulu brought about several conflicts that caused the fall of the first organized state in early Philippines.
		Spain evacuated Sulu in May 1899 and turned the local government over to the Suluans but the attempt of foreign domination continued until World War II when the Japanese occupied the Philippines.
	www.tourism.gov.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=history&province=118 (435 words)

	Archipelago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An archipelago is a chain or cluster of islands.
		In antiquity, the Archipelago (Greek: Αρхιπέλαγος) was the proper name for the Aegean Sea and, later, usage shifted to refer to the Aegean Islands (since the sea is remarkable for its large number of islands).
		Archipelagoes are often volcanic, forming along mid-ocean ridges or hotspots, but there are many other processes involved in their construction, including erosion and deposition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Archipelago (210 words)

	Sultanate of Sulu
		The Sultanate of Sulu is a Muslim royal house that governs over most Muslims in the Sulu Archipelago in southern Philippines.
		The seat of The Sultanate of Sulu is in Astana Putih, Tausug for “White Palace,” located some two kilometers southwest of Jolo, the capital of the Philippine province of Sulu, on Jolo Island.
		Februrary 20,1845 - Sulu Sultan Pulalun ceded Basilan to France in exchange for 500,000 francs which was payable in September but the French navy under Cecille instead took it by force and attacked Basilan on February 27 and destroyed all its croplands that angered the Yakans.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/s/su/sultanate_of_sulu.html (6395 words)

	Geography (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Philippines is bounded on the east by the Philippine Sea, on the south by the Sulu and Celebes seas, on the west by the South China Sea, and on the north by Luzon Strait.
		The islands of Palawan, the Sulu Archipelago, and Mindanao (from west to east) form the base of the triangle.
		Luzon and Mindanao are the two largest islands, anchoring the archipelago in the north and south.
	www.philippineembassy-usa.org /about/geography.htm (1831 words)

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		The Sultanate of Sulu was a Muslim state that ruled over much of the islands of the Sulu Sea, in the southern Philippines, from its foundation 1457 for more than 400 years.
		Based on the 2000 census, Sulu's population was 619,668; Basilan, 259,796 and Tawi-Tawi, 322, 317.
		Sulu, Tawi-Tawi and Basilan are dependent on copra, coconut and rubber, and fishing industry, while Lanao and Maguindanao are mainly agricultural areas.
	www.shorttext.com /w4j7q (1352 words)

	Macdonald Center - Online Articles
		In the1900s, the Moro (Christian) population of the Philippines numbered 300,000, scattered throughout Mindanao and among smaller islands to the south and west of Mindanao known as the Sulu Archipelago.
		This is partly explained by Sulu’s relatively early Islamization, as well as by the fact that it has maintained closer contacts with other centers of Islam.
		In 1570, Spain succeeded in destroying the Manila settlement ruled by Rajah Sulayman, a native of Jolo and a relative of the sultan of Brunei.
	macdonald.hartsem.edu /articles_oliveros.htm (3438 words)

	Historical Flags of Sulu Sultanate
		The symbols on the flag of Sulu represent the two towers at the entrance to the city of Jolo not the Mecca doors nor the symbols of the Sultan, so this representation is not correct.
		The other is that the white and the fl colors of the Sulu Sultan's flag was a copy of a Prussian flag the Sultan may have seen on a Prussian ship traveling the Orient in 1763 and which may have touched the coasts of Sulu.
		In 2001 during the ceremony of reconfirmation of the Sultan of Sulu and North Borneo, the new flag with the royal symbols were flown in the ceremonial hall.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ph-sulhi.html (1541 words)

	http://www.webalice.it
		That is another evidence of the existence of the white flag of the Sultan of Sulu in 1755.
		Flag of the Sultanate of Sulu, image from the book of Sixto Orosa:" The Sulu archipelago and its people"published in 1923.This is the first known image of a moro battle flag with a barung,kris and spear.
		As many stars were put on the war flag, in homage to the traditions of the State, the coat of arm of the monarch was mantained inherited from the fl and white flag used since 1433.
	www.webalice.it /paopadd (1387 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Sulu Archipelago rain forests (IM0156)
		The Philippines are essentially accreted terrains, an accretion of previously isolated island archipelagos that were brought together during the collision and partial subduction of large oceanic tectonic plates.
		During the Pleistocene, the majority of the present Sulu Archipelago was one island, separated from Basilan-Mindanao to the north and greater Sibutu (and Borneo) to the south by deepwater channels of 205 m and 290 m depths, respectively.
		The islands of the Sulu Archipelago were delineated as a separate ecoregion, the Sulu Archipelago Rain Forests [IM0156].
	worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0156_full.html (1408 words)

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