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18 unusual facts about Surabaya


1996 Wismilak International

The 1996 Wismilak International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Surabaya in Indonesia that was part of Tier IV of the 1996 WTA Tour.

2009 Indonesia National Badminton Championship

The 2009 Indonesia National Badminton Championships were held due to schedule difficulties finally in January 2010 in Surabaya.

A-class minesweeper

All four ships were commissioned on 4 August 1930, and two days later, on 6 August 1930, all four sailed to the Dutch East Indies, arriving at Surabaya on 30 October 1930.

Dara Puspita

Dara Puspita were an all-female pop group from Surabaya, Indonesia active in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Heroes' Day

Hari Pahlawan is observed every 10 November to commemorate heavy fighting between Indonesian nationalist militias and British Allied forces at Surabaya, East Java on 10 November 1945.

History of the Indonesian rupiah

Duits were minted in large numbers in Surabaya between 1814 and 1840 from silver imported from the Netherlands.

Indonesian Navy

Eastern Fleet Command, in Surabaya, conterminous with Army's KODAM V and KODAMs VII through IX and Air Force's Operation Command II.

Ispat International

It was formed in 1978 as the international arm of Ispat Industries in Surabaya, Indonesia by Lakshmi Mittal, but became a separate company in 1995, has become one of the biggest steel companies in the world.

Jack Wilson Lydman

In 1958 he was assigned to Surabaya with responsibility for Portuguese Timor until appointed counselor for economic affairs to Jakarta (Indonesia) in 1960.

Java Road

The company provided sea routes between Hong Kong, Shanghai, Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya and elsewhere.

Joseph Kam

Mid-1814, Kam traveled to Ambon but ended up stopping in Surabaya because no ships were sailing to Ambon.

Jürgen Oesten

U-861 left Soerabaya, Dutch East Indies, in January 1945 carrying a cargo of vital materials, but only two torpedoes, and reached Trondheim, Norway, in April, just before the German surrender.

KOPASKA

One group is attached to the western fleet, based in Jakarta, and the other group is attached to the eastern fleet, based in Surabaya, East Java.

Lumpia

Named after the city of Surabaya in East Java, where this lumpia was originally made.

Makassar-class landing platform dock

The remaining two were built at Indonesia's PT PAL shipyard in Surabaya with assistance from Daesun.

No.1-class submarine chaser

Special Base Force (Surabaya), 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet, Southwest Area Fleet.

Sekarmadji Maridjan Kartosuwirjo

While attending NIAS (Nederlands-Indische Artsen School/ Netherlands Indies Medical College) in Surabaya, Kartosuwirjo boarded at the house of Islamist leader Tjokroaminoto and became actively involved in Tjokrominoto's PSII (Partai Sarekat Islam Indonesia/ Indonesian Islamic Union Party).

United Nations Car Free Days

The team has organized and supported three low carbon footprint events: in Bogotá, Surabaya, and Fremantle.


120 Squadron Royal Netherlands Air Force

The British-led South East Asia Command, which was responsible for the western NEI at the time, ordered that the squadron proceed to Surabaya where it relieved Royal Air Force P-47 Thunderbolts.

Amien Rais

In 1993, at a Muhammadiyah mid-term meeting ( Tanwir ) in Surabaya, Rais urged a presidential succession, a very rare issue amid the New Order regime.

Battle of Surabaya

An apparent misunderstanding about the agreement between British troops in Jakarta (led by Lieutenant General Sir Philip Christison) and Mallaby's troops in Surabaya was to have serious ramifications.

Business Channel Television

Broadcast coverage will gradually include Surabaya, Sidoarjo, Gresik, Lamongan, Pasuruan, Kamal and Bangkalan.

Eri Irianto

Eri Irianto (Sidoarjo, 12 January 1974 – Surabaya, 3 April 2000) was a former player of Persebaya Surabaya.

Gagak Item

Gagak Item was released in late 1939 and was screened in Batavia (now Jakarta), the capital of the Indies; Medan, North Sumatra; and Surabaya, eastern Java.

Gombloh

His songs about patriotism and heroism include "Dewa Ruci", "Gugur Bunga" ("The Fallen Flower"), "Gaung Mojokerto-Surabaya" ("Mojokerto-Surabaya Echo"), "Indonesia Kami" ("Our Indonesia"), "Indonesiaku Indonesiamu" ("My Indonesia, Your Indonesia"), "Pesan Buat Negeriku" ("Message for My Country") and "BK".

Gunawan Steel Group

The group consisted of three steel industry companies; Gunawan Dian Steel Pipe (GDSP) based in Surabaya, Indonesia; Gunawan Iron and Steel (GIS) based in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia and Gunawan Dianjaya Steel (GDS) (Surabaya, Indonesia).

Javanese cuisine

However Javanese cuisine, especially along pesisir (coastal) Javan cities, often demonstrated foreign influences, such as Chinese influences in Semarang, Yogyakarta and Cirebon dishes, Indian and Arab influences in Surabaya, Lamongan, and Gresik, and also European influences in Solo.

Mataram Sultanate

The coastal city of Lasem, near Rembang, was conquered in 1616 and Pasuruan, south-east of Surabaya, was taken in 1617.

Ngawi Regency

Ngawi also the main gate to enter East Java province since there are intersections that connect Surabaya-Madiun-Bojonegoro-Solo-Jogja-Bandung-Jakarta.

Raid on Griessie

Pellew responded by advancing up the river and exchanging fire with a Dutch gun battery on Madura Island, at which point the governor in Surabaya overruled Captain Cowell, released the seized boat party and agreed to surrender the ships at anchor in Gresik harbour.

Slamet Abdul Sjukur

Slamet A. Sjukur (Born in 1935 in Surabaya), is the founding father of contemporary Indonesian music.

Sutomo

Sutomo was born in Kampung Blauran in the centre of Surabaya to a clerk father, Kartawan Tjiptowidjojo, and mother of mixed Javanese, Sundanese and Madurese descent.