Karak Nuh
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This article is about the village and area in Lebanon. For other uses of "Karak", see Karak (disambiguation).
Karak (also Kerak, Karak Nuh or Karak Noah) (Arabic: كرك, romanized: Karak) is a village in the municipality of Zahle in the Zahle District of the Beqaa Governorate in eastern Lebanon.[1] It is located on the Baalbek road close to Zahle. Karak contains a sarcophagus claimed by the locals to be the tomb of Noah.[2] The inhabitants of Karak are Melkites, Maronites and Shia Muslims.[3]
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Karak
كرك كرك نوح | |
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Coordinates: 33°51′0″N 35°55′35″E | |
Country | Lebanon |
Governorate | Beqaa |
District | Zahlé |
Time zone | GMT +2 |
• Summer (DST) | +3 |
Area code | (+961) 8 |
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