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Aside from being a sacred mountain, Bud Bongao is also famous for hikers. A 3,608-step cobblestone trail has been constructed from the jump-off at
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although the site was already sacred even before Islam arrived. Karim ul-Makhdum brought
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are found on the mountain. Bongao and its surrounding islands—
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