Kerak
Al-Karak, in English sources often simply Karak, is a city in Jordan known for its medieval Kerak Castle, which is one of the three largest in the region, the other two being in Syria.
- Town with about 23,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,000 metres (3,280 feet)
- Description: city in Jordan
- Also known as“Al Karak”“Charakmoba”“Kir Moab”“Qīr Moāv”
Places of Interest
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Karak Castle
Kerak Castle is a large medieval castle located in al-Karak, Jordan.
Kerak
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Latitude
31.1844° or 31° 11′ 4″ north
Longitude
35.705° or 35° 42′ 18″ east
UN/LOCODE
JO QMO
Open location code
8G3Q5PM4+P2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Kerak” goes by many names.
KerakAlbanian
الكركArabic
كركArabic
مدينة الكركArabic
Ալ ԿարակArmenian
Al-KarakAsturian
KarakBasque
КаракBelarusian
Эль-КаракBelarusian
КаракBulgarian
Al-KarakCatalan
KerakCatalan
卡拉克Chinese
Al KarakCzech
KerakCzech
Krak de MoabCzech
Krak des MoabCzech
Krak des MoabitesCzech
Al-KarakDanish
KerakDanish
Al-KarakDutch
KarakDutch
KerakDutch
الكركEgyptian Arabic
KerakEsperanto
KerakoEsperanto
Al-KarakFinnish
אל-כרכHebrew
כרכHebrew
קיר מואבHebrew
अल-कराकHindi
Al-KarakIndonesian
Al-KarakItalian
Crac di MoabItalian
KarakItalian
KerakItalian
アル＝カラクJapanese
カラクJapanese
ケラクJapanese
Эль-КаракKazakh
카라크Korean
KarakasLithuanian
KerakasLithuanian
Al-KarakMalay
کرکMazanderani
کرک (شهر)Mazanderani
ელ-ქარაქიMingrelian
Al KarakNorwegian
Al KarakNorwegian Bokmål
Al KarakNorwegian Nynorsk
Al-KarakOccitan (post 1500)
الکرک (شهر)Persian
کرکPersian
Al-KarakPolish
KarakPolish
Al KarakRomanian
KerakRomanian
Аль-КеракRussian
Крак МоавскийRussian
Эль-КаракRussian
Эль-КеракRussian
CayracSerbian
Ал-КаракSerbian
Ел КаракSerbian
КејракSerbian
КеракSerbian
كركSerbian
Al-KarakSerbo-Croatian
Al-KarakSilesian
Al-KarakSlovenian
Al-KarakSwedish
KerakSwedish
KrakSwedish
КаракTajik
อัลกะร็อกThai
El KerakTurkish
KerekTurkish
Ель-КаракUkrainian
الکرکUrdu
کرک ّ(اردن)Urdu
El KarakUzbek
Al-KarakWelsh
کرکWestern Panjabi
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