Gresik (English spelling)

Japanese: グレシック(英語表記)Gresik
Gresik (English spelling)
A port city in the state of Java Timur, eastern Java, Indonesia. It is located about 20 km northwest of Surabaya, overlooking Madura Island across the Strait of Alas. It once prospered as the gateway to the Majapahit Kingdom. It is famous for being the site of the tomb of Malik Ibrahim, the first Muslim missionary in Java. Fishing is a thriving industry. There is a cement factory, and it is developing as an industrial city with petrochemicals, steel, and other industries. Population 63,173 (1980).

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Japanese:
インドネシア,ジャワ島東部,ジャワティムール州の港町。スラバヤの北西約 20kmにあり,アラス海峡をへだててマドゥラ島を望む。かつてマジャパイト王国の門戸として繁栄。ジャワに初めてイスラムを布教したマリク・イブラヒムの墓があることで有名。漁業が盛ん。セメント工場があり,石油化学,鉄鋼などの工業都市として発展している。人口6万 3173 (1980) 。

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