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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Surabaya, Bojonegoro Regency, Trowulan, Malang, Tenth of November Institute of Technology, Juanda International Airport, Petra Christian University, Armenians in Surabaya, Gesang, Suramadu Bridge, Madiun, Surabaya Shipbuilding State Polytechnic, Mojokerto, Airlangga University, Persebaya Surabaya, Kediri, East Java, Persebaya 1927, Supermal Pakuwon Indah, University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran, Plaza Tunjungan, Mas River, Electronic Engineering Polytechnic Institute of Surabaya, Surabaya Plaza, Batu, Singosari, Probolinggo, Gelora 10 November Stadium, Galaxy Mall, Bonbin Surabaya, Gubeng Station, 2002 Indonesia Open, Hotel Majapahit, Surabaya Gubeng, Wonokromo Station, Ciputra Waterpark, Pasar Turi Station, Surabaya Town Square, Heroes Monument, BII Tower, BRI Tower, Jembatan Merah Plaza, BG Junction, Maospati, Bangkalan, City of Tomorrow, Pare, Kediri, Graha Pena, Pasar Atum Mall, Royal Plaza Surabaya, Purabaya Terminal, Gelora Brawijaya Stadium, Golden City Mall, Paras, Indonesia. Excerpt: Surabaya (pronounced ) (formerly Soerabaia or Surabaja) is Indonesia's second-largest city with a population of over 2.7 million (5.6 million in the metropolitan area), and the capital of the province of East Java. It is located on the northern shore of eastern Java at the mouth of the Mas River and along the edge of the Madura Strait. To Indonesians, it is known as "the city of heroes" due to the importance of the Battle of Surabaya in galvanizing Indonesian and international support for Indonesian independence during the Indonesian National Revolution. Statue of the shark and crocodile in the city's legendSurabaya is locally believed to derive its name from the words sura or suro (shark) and baya or boyo (crocodile), two creatures which, in a local myth, fought each other in order to gain the title of "the strongest and mo...
