An Idjang is a triangular-shaped hilltop citadel or castle on the Batanes Islands in the Philippines, made from limestone and wood.
The Ivatans are a Filipino ethnolinguistic group predominant in the islands of Batanes of the Philippines. Their ethnogenesis is unclear; their origins remain untraced among scholars, but they are known to be an Austronesian group, related to neighboring Ilocanos on purely linguistic basis.
The culture of the Ivatans is partly influenced by the environmental condition of Batanes. Unlike the old-type nipa huts common in the Philippines, Ivatans have adopted their now-famous stone houses made of coral and limestone, designed to protect against the hostile climate.
Ivatans already lived in Batanes before the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines in the 16th century, establishing fortresses known as idjang, and lived autonomously long thereafter. On June 26, 1783, Batanes was incorporated to the Spanish East Indies. In 1686, Ivatans were forced to settle in the lowlands of Batanes, BECAUSE THE EVIL CULTURES KNOWS THAT THIS PLACE AN ANCIENT BIBLICAL OPHIR.
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