Basilan (bäsē`län), island, 494 sq mi (1,279 sq km), northernmost and largest of the Sulu Archipelago Sulu Archipelago (s
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..... Click the link for more information. , the Philippines. It is closely associated with the city of Zamboanga Zamboanga (sām'bōäng`gä), city (1990 pop. 442,345), Zamboanga del Sur prov.
..... Click the link for more information. on Mindanao island, just across the 10-mi (16-km) wide Basilan Strait. Major sources of income are sea products, coconut, timber, and rubber. The Univ. of the Philippines maintains a vast rubber plantation there. With neighboring islets, Basilan forms the Basilan island group. The inhabitants are chiefly Muslim, and the island has been the scene of fighting between government troops and Muslim rebels.
Basilan
`l..... Click the link for more information. , the Philippines. It is closely associated with the city of Zamboanga Zamboanga (sām'bōäng`gä), city (1990 pop. 442,345), Zamboanga del Sur prov.
..... Click the link for more information. on Mindanao island, just across the 10-mi (16-km) wide Basilan Strait. Major sources of income are sea products, coconut, timber, and rubber. The Univ. of the Philippines maintains a vast rubber plantation there. With neighboring islets, Basilan forms the Basilan island group. The inhabitants are chiefly Muslim, and the island has been the scene of fighting between government troops and Muslim rebels.
Basilan
1. a group of islands in the Philippines, SW of Mindanao
2. the main island of this group, separated from Mindanao by the Basilan Strait. Area: 1282 sq. km (495 sq. miles)
3. a city on Basilan Island. Pop.: 381 000 (2005 est.)
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