Karak Nuh
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. It is located on the Baalbek road close to Zahle. Karak contains a sarcophagus claimed by the locals to be the tomb of Noah. The inhabitants of Karak are Melkites, Maronites and Shia Muslims.
Karak
كرك كرك نوح | |
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Karak | |
| 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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