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Karak may refer to:

karak, a Medieval Arabic term for a fortress, borrowed in Old French as crac (Modern French: krak):
- Krak des Chevaliers
- Kerak Castle, also spelled Karak
- Krak de Montreal

Places

Al-Karak or Kerak, city in Jordan, named after Kerak Castle
- Karak Governorate, Jordan
al-Karak, Syria, city in Syria's Daraa Governorate
Karak Nuh, village in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon
Karak, Iran (disambiguation)
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 chai in the Persian Gulf region, a spiced milk tea beverage popular in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates

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 '''Karak''' may refer to:
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+* ''karak'', a Medieval Arabic term for a fortress, borrowed in Old French as ''crac'' (Modern French: ''krak''):
+** [[Krak des Chevaliers]]
+** [[Kerak Castle]], also spelled Karak
+** [[Krak de Montreal]]
 ==Places==
-* [[Al Karak]] (alternative spelling Al Kerak), a city in Jordan that contains a famous Crusader castle
+* [[Al-Karak]] or Kerak, city in Jordan, named after Kerak Castle
-* [[al-Karak, Syria]], a city in Syria's, Daraa Governorate
+** [[Karak Governorate]], Jordan
+* [[al-Karak, Syria]], city in Syria's Daraa Governorate
-* [[Karak Nuh]], a village in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon
+* [[Karak Nuh]], village in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon
 * [[Karak, Iran (disambiguation)]]
-* [[Simun, Iran]], a village in Tehran Province, Iran
+* [[Karak, Pahang]], town in Malaysia
+* [[Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway|Karak Expressway]], highway in Malaysia
-* [[Karak-e Inkacheh]], a village in Tehran Province, Iran
-* [[Karak, Pahang]], a town in Malaysia
+* [[Karak, Pakistan]], city in Pakistan
-* [[Karak Expressway]], a highway in Malaysia
+** [[Karak District]], district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
+* [[Khirbet Kerak]] (Karak) or Beth Yerah, archaeological site on the Sea of Galilee, Israel
-* [[Karak, Pakistan]], a city in Pakistan
-* [[Karak District]], a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa previously called (NWFP Province), Pakistan
 ==People==
+* [[Karak (mascot)]], mascot in form of Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, 18th Commonwealth Games, Melbourne 2006
-* [[Karak (mascot)]], a mascot in form of Red-tailed Black Cockatoo at the 18th Commonwealth Games at Melbourne in 2006
+* [[Karak (surname)]], found in the state of Karnataka, India
-* [[Karak (surname)]], Karak is an Indian surname basically attributed to people residing in the state of Karnataka.
 ==History==
-* [[Siege of Kerak]], famous Crusader-era siege of the castle conducted by Saladin
+* [[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]], a confederacy in southern Korea (42 - 562 CE)
+* [[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 chai]] in the [[Arab States of the Persian Gulf|Persian Gulf region]], a spiced milk tea beverage popular in [[Qatar]] and the [[United Arab Emirates]]
 ==See also==
+* [[Carrack]], a three- or four-masted ocean-going sailing ship
+* [[Karaka (disambiguation)]]
 * [[Korak (disambiguation)]]