Sulu Archipelago

American  

noun

1. an island group in the SW Philippines, separating the Sulawesi Sea from the Sulu Sea. 1,086 sq. mi. (2,813 sq. km). Jolo.

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Sulu Archipelago British  

/ ˈsuːluː /

noun

1. a chain of over 500 islands in the SW Philippines, separating the Sulu Sea from the Celebes Sea: formerly a sultanate, ceded to the Philippines in 1940. Capital: Jolo. Pop: 619 668 (2000). Area: 2686 sq km (1037 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

President Rodrigo Duterte has created a special infantry division in the Sulu archipelago to wipe out the Abu Sayyaf, which is notorious also for kidnappings and beheadings.

From Reuters

But Jolo, in the Sulu Archipelago in the nation’s far south, has long been considered occupied territory and a hotbed of militant activity.

From New York Times

Norodin told me many of the fighters he encountered on his doorstep were not locals; they were ethic Tausug and Yakan, he said, from the Sulu archipelago in the far south-west of the country, a stronghold of another ruthless jihadist group, Abu Sayyaf.

From BBC

The group released Sekkingstad in the town of Patikul in the Sulu Archipelago, and he is now in the custody of Nur Misuari, founder of the Moro National Liberation Front, which helped the government in the case, said Jesus Dureza, a peace adviser to President Rodrigo Duterte.

From Washington Post

State Department warned Americans in an advisory Thursday to defer non-essential travel to the Sulu archipelago “due to the high threat of kidnapping of international travelers, increased threat of maritime kidnappings against small boats … and violence linked to insurgency and terrorism there.”

From Washington Times