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Karak
Karak may refer to: Places * Al-Karak or Kerak, city and Crusader castle in Jordan ** Karak Governorate, Jordan * al-Karak, Syria, city in Syria's Daraa Governorate * Karak Nuh, village in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon * Karak, Iran (other) * Karak, Pahang, town in Malaysia * Karak Expressway, highway in Malaysia * Karak, Pakistan, city in Pakistan ** Karak District, district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan * Khirbet Kerak (Karak) or Beth Yerah, archaeological site on the Sea of Galilee, Israel People * Karak (mascot), mascot in form of Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, 18th Commonwealth Games, Melbourne 2006 * Karak (surname), found in the state of Karnataka, India History * Siege of Kerak (1183) conducted by Saladin against the Crusader castle * Siege of Al-Karak (1834) imposed by Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt on the town * Gaya confederacy (Gaya is also known as Kaɾak), confederacy in southern Korea (42-562 CE) Food * ''Karak'' tea (شاي الكرك), an alternate name for Masala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karak, Pahang
Karak is a small town in Bentong District, Pahang, Malaysia. Located at the foothills of Malaysia's Titiwangsa Mountain Range, it is well known as a rest town along the Malaysia Federal Route 2, Federal Route 2 from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan and lends its name to the Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway, Karak Highway, or the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway linking it to the country's capital of Kuala Lumpur. Town The town of Karak and its outlying areas are located about 20 km southeast of the region's municipal capital of Bentong, at an elevation of 72 metres, with several outlying villages within the area's outskirts, including Kampung Cinta Manis, Kampung Jambu Rias, Kampung Karak Setia, Kampung Sungai Dua, and Taman Seri Bentong, all located within the town's sub-district outskirts. The town's exact population is unknown, however a 2020 census by the Department of Statistics placed the Pahang state assembly seat of Sabai (which Karak is a part of) at 21,543 people. Much of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |