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Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
Rehiyong Awtonomo ng Muslim Mindanao  (Filipino)
الحكم الذاتي الاقليمي لمسلمي مندناو  (Arabic)
Former autonomous region of the Philippines
1989–2019
Flag of ARMM
Flag
Seal of ARMM
Seal
Ph locator armm.svg
Location within the Philippines
Capital Cotabato City (provisional and de facto seat of government)
Parang (de jure seat of government, 1995–2001)
Population  
• 2015
 3,781,387
History  
• Established
 1 August 1989
• Turnover of ARMM to BARMM
 26 February 2019
Political subdivisions
5 provinces
Basilan (except Isabela City)
Lanao del Sur
Maguindanao
Sulu
Tawi-Tawi
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Western Mindanao
Central Mindanao
Bangsamoro
Today part of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region

The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) was a special area in the Mindanao island group of the Philippines. It was an autonomous region, which means it had its own government. This was different from other regions in the Philippines.

ARMM was made up of five provinces: Basilan (but not Isabela City), Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi. The region was created in 1989 and lasted until 2019. It was then replaced by a new region called Bangsamoro.

Images for kids

  • Philippinen Basilan seezigeuner ph03p42

    Coastal village in Basilan

  • Marawi City

    Marawi

  • Shariff Kabunsuan Festival 2016 Guinakit Fluvial Parade 4

    Ginakit boat of the Maguindanao people

  • Masjid Bacolod

    Bacolod-Kalawi, Lanao del Sur

  • Daru Jambangan

    Daru Jambangan (Palace of Flowers) in Maimbung, Sulu before it was destroyed by a typhoon in 1932.

  • Inaul

    Inaul, a Maguindanaon woven cloth.

  • US Navy 060614-N-6501M-015 The U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) Hospital Ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is anchored off of the coast of Tawi Tawi

    Bongao, Tawi-Tawi

  • Moro cannon or swivel gun (lantaka) from the Sulu Archipelago, brass, Honolulu Museum of Art

    A Moro brass lantaka or swivel gun.

  • Iranun lanong warship by Rafael Monleón (1890)

    19th century illustration of a lanong, the main warships used by the Iranun and Banguingui people

  • Tausūg horsemen in Sulu, taken on 30 December 1899 from issue of Leslie s Weekly

    Tausūg horsemen in Sulu, taken on December 30, 1899.

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    Sarimanok statue of the Maranao

  • Yakan cloth

    Yards of Yakan people's cloths

  • Old Moro Sailing Boat (A Bajau lepa houseboat)

    A Sama-Bajau lepa houseboat (c. 1905)

  • Pis siyabit (headscarf), Tausug people, Philippines, Honolulu Museum of Art 14451.1

    Pis siyabit (headscarf) of the Tausūgs

  • Palapa (Philippines)

    Palapa, a culturally important spicy condiment of the Maranao people

  • Kinding-sindaw1

    Tausūg dancers in traditional attire.

  • Lute (kutyapi), Mindanao, wood, Honolulu Museum of Art

    A kutiyapi of the Maguindanao people

  • Malong1

    A malong bearing okir designs.

  • Basih weapons

    Moro blades made from Basilan "basih" (iron)

  • Pastil (Philippines) 01

    Pastil, a traditional Maguindanaon food.

  • Lami-Lamihan Festival

    Lami-Lamihan Festival

  • Mindanao Bangsamoro Islamic Musical Instruments

    A Maranao kulintang ensemble with okir carvings

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Mindanao Musulmán para niños

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