Middle East
Syria
Homs Governorate

Arak

Arak is a village in eastern , administratively part of the . It is situated on an oasis in the along the road between which is 28 kilometers to the southwest and al-Sukhnah to the northeast.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 111 residents
  • Description: village in Syria
  • Also known as: “Aarak”, “Arak, Syria”, “Erek”, “Qubbat Arak”, “Reka”, and “Rekké”

Arak

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
node 571143949
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
173072
Wiki­data ID
Q4783788
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Arak” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “آراك”
  • Arabic: “أرك”
  • Dutch: “Arak”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “آراك”
  • French: “Aarak”
  • German: “Arak”
  • Hebrew: “אראך”
  • Japanese: “アーラーク”
  • Japanese: “アラク”
  • Korean: “아라크”
  • Persian: “آراک”
  • Polish: “Arak”
  • Russian: “Аарак”
  • Vietnamese: “Arak, Syria”
  • Vietnamese: “Arak”

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