Tana Luwu is a region in Southern Sulawesi.
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Tana Luwu is a region in Southern Sulawesi.
Most of area that becomes modern Tana Luwu is based from Luwu Kingdom.
Luwu is the origin of the longest epic in the world, La Galigo that created before Mahabharata. Some manuscript of I La Galigo is saved in European Museums, like in Leiden University Library. I La Galigo manuscript is the story about Sawerigading and known well in Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Gorontalo, and through Malaysia. On May 25, 2011, La Galigo manuscript in Leiden University Library was inscribed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register affirming its world significance and outstanding universal value.
The TaeΚΌ language is used by most of the inhabitants of Tana Luwu.