Mosque · Marawi, Lanao del Sur
Marawi Grand Mosque
Marawi's great mosque, damaged in the 2017 siege and rebuilt by 2021 to hold 20,000 worshippers.
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Also known as Lake Pantao Raya.
The place
A small lake and national park of 20 hectares in Saguiaran, on the Iligan-Marawi road.
Lake
Traced to its sources since the guide was written.
Safety in Lanao del Sur
The security picture here is more variable than in Cotabato City or Tawi-Tawi, and it moves. Marawi itself is visited, but travel is best arranged through local contacts, the city tourism office, or MSU, and some outlying municipalities are best left off an itinerary without current local advice. This is the area where asking on the ground matters most, and where a plan made from a distance is least reliable.
The park covers 20 hectares around Lake Pantao Raya in Barangay Pantao Raya, Saguiaran. It was declared a national park in 1965 under Republic Act No. 4190.
It lies in the Lake Lanao-Agus River watershed, which feeds the Agus hydroelectric plants. The Iligan-Marawi road that reaches it also passes Basak Lake, Laguna de Calaganan, Talao Lake and Agus Lake.
Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur
hotel
Ranaw Business Hotel
Marawi
Business hotel used for MSSD events in Marawi, October 2026
mssd.barmm.gov.ph · as of 2026-10hotel
Samsara Palace Hotel and Event
Mapandi Bridge, Lilod Saduc, Marawi City
Hotel and events venue listed by the Bangsamoro Parliament, July 2026
parliament.bangsamoro.gov.ph · as of 2026-07hotel
Santorini Hotel, Garden Cafe and Events Place
Heaven Road, Marawi City
Hotel with a garden cafe and events place, listed by the Bangsamoro Parliament, November 2024
parliament.bangsamoro.gov.ph · as of 2024-11resort
Lake View Resort
Timbangalan, Marawi City
Lakeside resort above Lake Lanao; hosted an MPOS livelihood training, May 2024
mpos.bangsamoro.gov.ph · as of 2024-05Named where a public source names them; no rates or availability. Ask the place directly.
Mosque · Marawi, Lanao del Sur
Marawi's great mosque, damaged in the 2017 siege and rebuilt by 2021 to hold 20,000 worshippers.
Mosque · Marawi, Lanao del Sur
The mosque on the Mindanao State University campus, a gift of the King of Saudi Arabia, in green with painted petals on its dome.
Nature · Marawi, Lanao del Sur
A 9-hole course on the Mindanao State University campus that is also a viewpoint over Lake Lanao and Marawi.
Best: December to April are the least rainy months at Marawi (about 140 to 185 mm a month) and May to July the wettest (330 to 415 mm)
Heritage · Marawi, Lanao del Sur
The marker in Marawi used as the reference point for distances on the roads of Mindanao.