Arak
Arak is a village in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate. It is situated on an oasis in the Syrian Desert along the road between Palmyra which is 28 kilometers to the southwest and al-Sukhnah to the northeast.- Type: Hamlet with 111 residents
- Description: village in Syria
- Also known as: “Aarak”, “Arak, Syria”, “Erek”, “Qubbat Arak”, “Reka”, and “Rekké”
Arak
- Categories: village, populated place in Syria, and locality
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.64312° or 34° 38′ 35″ north
Longitude
38.56916° or 38° 34′ 9″ east
Population
111
Elevation
466 metres (1,529 feet)
Open location code
8G6WJHV9+6M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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