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Islam in East Java
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<p><a href="/facts/Islam/zDLbL45C">Islam</a> is the most common religion in the <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesian</a> province of <a href="/facts/East_Java/X8Xw6kro">East Java</a>, embraced by 96.7% of the whole population. Throughout its history, East Java has been considered one of the heartlands of <a href="/facts/Islam_in_Indonesia/RJyy1px2">Islam in Indonesia</a>; the province experienced one of the earliest proliferations of Islam, as well as the establishment of the largest Islamic mass organization in Indonesia, <a href="/facts/Nahdlatul_Ulama/k21mbplX">Nahdlatul Ulama</a>. </p>