Karak
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 Federal Route 2 from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan and lends its name to the Karak Highway, or the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway linking it to the country's capital of Kuala Lumpur.- Type: Town with 9,360 residents
- Description: town in Malaysia
- Also known as: “Karak, Pahang”
Karak
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Bentong, Pahang, East Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
3.41355° or 3° 24′ 49″ north
Longitude
102.03481° or 102° 2′ 5″ east
Population
9,360
Elevation
118 metres (387 feet)
Open location code
6PM4C27M+CW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Karak from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tamil—“Karak” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “加叻”
- Dutch: “Karak”
- Irish: “Karak”
- Malay: “Bandar Karak”
- Malay: “Karak, Pahang”
- Malay: “Karak”
- Malay: “کارق”
- Tamil: “காராக்”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Karak”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kampung Baru Karak and Kampung Tok Muda Haji Mohamad.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Masjid Jamek Bandar Karak and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Karak.
Pahang: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Kuantan, Cameron Highlands, Tioman, and Genting Highlands.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.