Malili

Malili lies at the head of the Gulf of Bone, below the mountainous country of the Malili lakes. Matano and Towuti, the largest lakes in this system, are linked by smaller waters and streams that drain toward the gulf. The interior was known for iron: ore from the Matano area supplied the kingdom of Luwu, and iron from its workshops circulated widely in the southern Sulawesi world. The gulf and the rivers offered routes between these inland resources and coastal centres.