Lamitan, Basilan Etymology

Lamitan is derived from the word Lami-Lamihan, which signifies a combination of Merrymaking and Conference. The town was named after the first Spaniards from Isabela who settled the area. When the Spaniards arrived, the Yakans were celebrating their national holiday. The explorers asked for the name of the place; the Yakans assumed they were inquiring about the merrymaking and explained that it was the Lami-Lamihan celebration. The Spaniards misunderstood their response and later referred to the location as Lamitan.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamitan

Special credits: https://kapampangantraveller.com/.../lamitan-city.../

https://zamboanga.com/.../Lamitan_City_Basilan_-_St...

Church in town: 𝐒𝐭. 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡

- No detailed history of the church

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

According to the city's earliest recorded historical source, the Tagihamas, also known as the Land Dyaks of Sarawak, were the first known settlers to Basilan, later evolving into the Yakan group. Yakan's home base was in the area that would become known as Lamitan.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧

Bulingan Falls in Lamitan, Basilan

- St. Peter the Apostle Church

- Datu Kalun Shrine

- Bulingan Falls

- Lamitan City Tourism

- Museum of Lamitan

𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧:

- Uwang Ahadas ( Filipino folk musician of the Yakan people who was a recipient of the National Living Treasures Award.)

𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧:

- None in the list