City reference · Philippines / Bangsamoro

Simunul

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Simunul destination photograph: Sheikh Karimul Makhdum Mosque BIO file photo.jpg
Laila Aripin for the Bangsamoro Information Office (BIO) · Public domain · Original photo and creditsDisplayed crop; open the original to see the complete photograph.

A first look at Simunul

Simunul is a coastal municipality in the island province of Tawi-Tawi in Bangsamoro. It is home to some relics of what is believed to be the first mosque in the Philippines, the Sheik Karimul Makhdum Mosque, mostly built in the 1960s.

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