Shariff Aguak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A municipality of Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines.

Word forms

Shariff Aguak

Etymology

Renamed from Maganoy by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 45 on 22 February 1996 after the Muslim preacher Shariff (Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf, “noble”)) Aguak, a “great son” of Shariff Ampatuan who was one of the first people to bring the Islamic faith to the Maguindanao area.

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