A City in East Java

Many people know that there are many good cities in East Java. In fact, the cities are great city. One of the excellent cities in East Java is Gresik.
Gresik is located in North lane (“Jalur Pantura”). It is about an hour driving from Surabaya. Getting there is very easy which you can take a bus. It is very cheap than you take other transportations.

Gresik is well known as industrial city. It is because there are many industries in Gresik. In particular, PT. Semen Gresik is one of the big factories in Indonesia which produces cement. For another example, there is PT. Petrokimia Gresik which produces manure.

Gresik is also famous as “santri” city. “Santri” means student in Islamic boarding school. It is because there are many Islamic boarding schools in Gresik. As a result, the society is religious. Additionally, in Gresik there is a grave of Siti Fatimah binti Maemun who was proof of when Islam came in Java Island for the first time. Two of Walisongo’s graves are also in Gresik that is Sunan Giri and Maulana Malik Ibrahim.

Moreover, in Gresik, there is a beautiful beach named Dalegan beach which the sand is white sand. A ticket to get the beach is very cheap. It is only five thousand rupiahs. In Dalegan Beach, you can play flying fox, banana boat, and others. To conclude, the strategic location and tourism places make the tourist interested in going to Gresik.


Written by: Nurul Hunafa