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A Sinadumparan Ivatan house, one of the oldest structures in the Batanes islands. The house is made of limestone and coral and its roofing of cogon grass. Before Spaniards arrived in the Philippines, Ivatans built their houses from cogon grass. These homes were small, well-situated, and designed to protect against strong winds.
Traditional Ivatan houses are made with stone or rubble masonry. The viewing deck is a perfect location to view the whole of Batan Island (the main island where Basco is located) from end to end, including Mount Iraya. [7] One can also have a clear view of Sabtang Island in the south of Basco and Itbayat Island to the north.
Sabtang, officially the Municipality of Sabtang (Ivatan: Kavahayan nu Sabtang; Ilocano: Ili ti Sabtang; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sabtang), is a municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,696 people. [4] Sabtang is the southernmost island municipality in the Batanes Group of Islands.
Ivatan architecture is found in both the northernmost islands of Batanes and Babuyan, and a subset of its vernacular common house (sinadumparan) architecture are unique within the country for its predominantly stone structure - a protective, durable element from the particularly storm and earthquake-wrought landscape of the region.
Sabtang: Nakanmuan 134 119 126 116 136 Sabtang: Panatayan 416 444 547 468 488 Mahatao: Radiwan 368 339 384 313 372 Ivana: Raele 442 436 480 395 410 Itbayat: Salagao 319 321 377 283 357 Ivana: San Antonio 1,772 1,621 1,447 1,252 1,319 Basco: San Joaquin 392 258 318 244 251 Basco: San Rafael (Idiang) 789 789 754 716 761 Itbayat: San Vicente ...
In 1994, Eusebio Dizon, the deputy director of the National Museum of the Philippines, went to Batanes with his team for an archeological project. They found a triangular-shaped hill in Savidug, a town in Sabtang. These structures were called ijang. [3] [2] Ijangs are similar to the gusuku castles found in Okinawa, Japan. Aside from both of ...
Uyugan, officially the Municipality of Uyugan (Ivatan: Kavahayan nu Uyugan; Ilocano: Ili ti Uyugan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Uyugan), is a municipality in the province of Batanes, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,380 people, making it the least populated town in the province and second least populated in the country ...
Sinadumparan Ivatan House Types: Ivatan people of Batanes province Ivatan Basketry: Ivatan people of Batanes province Torogan – Royalty House: Maranao people of Lanao del Sur province The Torogan Royalty House has been cited as one of the traditional craftsmanship elements of the Philippines that may be nominated by the government for urgent ...