The origin of Surabaya city

[Miftahul_Ulum23]

The city of Surabaya is the capital of East Java Province, Indonesia. Surabaya is the second largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta. The city is located 796 km east of Jakarta

According to legend, the name of Surabaya city, derived from a combination of the words Sura which is the name of a large shark and Baya which is the name of a large crocodile that fights on the coast of Surabaya.

It was made a statue of Sura and Baya, this statue is a symbol of the city of Surabaya. This statue is in front of the Surabaya Zoo, It is on Diponegoro street No.1-B, Darmo, Wonokromo, Surabaya City

For anyone who comes to Surabaya city, it's not complete if you haven't taken a picture in this Surabaya StatueA picture taken by(Local Guide @Miftahul_Ulum23)

[PaulPavlinovich]

This is a cute post @Miftahul_Ulum23 giving us a bit of history. Well done.

[Miftahul_Ulum23]

@PaulPavlinovich 

Happy getting a warm respon from You.

Giving me more motivation to write more in the future.