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== Tourism == [[Greater Malang|Malang metropolitan region]] is a famous tourist destination in Indonesia with the City of Batu as its center.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.malangtimes.com/baca/29723/20180723/211500/malang-duduki-peringkat-pertama-wisatawan-tertinggi-dari-empat-kota-ini/|title=Kuliner: Malang Duduki Peringkat Pertama Wisatawan Tertinggi Dari Empat Kota Ini {{!}} Malang TIMES|last=Sukmasita|first=Rezza|editor-last=Yahya|editor-first=A.|publisher=MalangTIMES|work=Malang TIMES|access-date=2018-11-07|language=id-ID|archive-date=29 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929014337/https://www.malangtimes.com/baca/29723/20180723/211500/malang-duduki-peringkat-pertama-wisatawan-tertinggi-dari-empat-kota-ini|url-status=live}}</ref> East Java has a number of interesting sights. One of the tourist icon is Mount Bromo in East Java, which is inhabited by the Tengger tribe, where the ceremony is held every year Kasada. In the mountainous region of Tengger also there is a waterfall that is Madakaripura which is the last hermitage Mahapatih Gajah Mada before serving in the kingdom of Majapahit. Madakaripura Waterfall has a height of about 200 meters, which makes it the highest waterfall on the island of Java and the second highest in Indonesia. East Java also has some other mountainous tourist area of which is Malang Raya mountainous area known as the natural mountain tourist area that includes Malang and Batu. Tretes and Trawas mountainous areas, are also known to have characteristics such as Puncak area in West Java province. Other natural attractions in East Java is the National Park (4 of 12 National Parks in Java) and Taman Safari Indonesia II in Prigen. East Java is also contained relics of history in the classical era. Trowulan sites in Mojokerto, once the center of the Majapahit Kingdom, there are dozens of temples and tombs of the kings of Majapahit. Other temples spread throughout much of East Java, including Penataran temple in Blitar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5536 |title=Hinduism Today Magazine |last=Academy |first=Himalayan |website=www.hinduismtoday.com |language=en|access-date=2018-11-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007215202/https://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=5536|archive-date=2014-10-07}}</ref> In Madura, Sumenep is the center of the kingdom of Madura, where there are Kraton Sumenep, museums, and the tombs of the kings of Madura (Asta Tinggi Sumenep). East Java is known for its coastal scenery.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.idntimes.com/travel/destination/grace/25-pantai-tercantik-di-pulau-jawa-yang-bikin-kamu-lupa-sama-rumah/full |title=25 Pantai Tercantik di Pulau Jawa yang Bikin Kamu Lupa Rumah! |last=Wijaya |first=Grace |work=IDN Times |access-date=2018-09-18 |language=id |archive-date=18 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918231136/https://www.idntimes.com/travel/destination/grace/25-pantai-tercantik-di-pulau-jawa-yang-bikin-kamu-lupa-sama-rumah/full |url-status=live }}</ref> On the south coast there is the Prigi Beach, Pelang Beach and Pasir Putih Beach in Trenggalek, Popoh Beach in Tulungagung, Ngliyep Beach, and tourism areas such as the [[Jawa Timur Park|Jatim Park]], [[Museum Angkut]], Batu Secret Zoo, Batu Night Spectacular, Eco Green Park in Batu, and the Watu Ulo Beach in Jember. East Java also has a beach that the waves is one of the best in the world, namely the Plengkung Beach located in Banyuwangi. In addition there Kenjeran Beach in Surabaya, and the White Sand Beach in Situbondo. Lake in East Java, among others Sarangan in Magetan, Ir. Sutami Dam in Malang, and Selorejo Dam in Blitar. In the coastal area of the north there are a number of tombs of the saints, which are places of pilgrimage for Muslims.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eastjava.com/books/walisongo/index.html |title=Walisongo Pilgrimage : The Java island's First Moslem Missionaries |last=Walisongo |website=www.eastjava.com |access-date=2018-11-07 |archive-date=15 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115151425/http://www.eastjava.com/books/walisongo/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Five of the nine ''walisongo'' are buried in East Java: [[Sunan Ampel]] in Surabaya, [[Sunan Giri]], and [[Maulana Malik Ibrahim]] in Gresik, [[Sunan Drajat]] in Paciran (Lamongan), and [[Sunan Bonang]] in Tuban. In the northern coastal region, there are a number of caves, including Maharani Cave in Lamongan and Tuban Akbar Cave and Cave Gong located in Pacitan. Other pilgrimage sites include the tomb of Indonesia's first president [[Sukarno]], in [[Blitar]], as well as the tomb of the fourth Indonesian president [[Abdurrahman Wahid]], known as Gus Dur, in Jombang. Malang Metropolitan Region is a leading tourist destination in Indonesia with the [[Kota Batu, Indonesia|City of Batu]] as its center. Malang has various tourist areas including volcanoes to beaches, as well as man-made tour of the history of travel to an international-class theme park with the support of inter-provincial transportation via trains, buses, and airplanes are available in Malang. Surabaya is the center of government, entertainment, financial, and business center of East Java, where there are Tugu Pahlawan, the Museum MPU Tantular, Surabaya Zoo, Submarine Monument, Ampel Region, and the Downtown Tunjungan area.<gallery> File:East Java Park, Batu, Malang.jpg|[[Jawa Timur Park]] in [[Batu (city)|Batu]] File:Indonesia Madakaripura Waterfall.jpg|Madakaripura waterfall in [[Probolinggo Regency|Probolinggo]] File:Kawah Ijen crater.jpg|[[Ijen]] crater in [[Banyuwangi (city)|Banyuwangi]] File:Kedung tumpang.jpg|Kedung Tumpang beach in [[Tulungagung Regency|Tulungagung]] File:Koleksi House Of Sampoerna.jpg|House of Sampoerna, [[Surabaya]] File:Wringin Lawang, Trowulan.jpg|[[Trowulan]], the capital of the [[Majapahit|Majapahit Empire]], is one of the largest archaeological sites in East Java File:Makam Maulana Malik Ibrahim Tomb Complex.jpg|[[Maulana Malik Ibrahim]] tomb complex File:Sempu.jpg|[[Sempu (island)|Sempu Island]], a tourist island in [[Malang Regency]] </gallery>
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