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Al Karak (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 11 02 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.1847 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 42 14 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.7047 decimal degrees |
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Note: Town in W Jordan, E of the Dead Sea; a Moabite stronghold during 1st mill. BCE; fortified 1142 CE by Crusaders; conquered by Muslims under Saladin 1188; taken by Ottoman Turks 13th cen.; center of Bedouin revolt against Turks 19th-20th cen. |
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| Al Karak (preferred,C,V)
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| Al-Karak (C,V)
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| El-Kerak (C,V)
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| El Kerak (C,V)
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| Karak (C,V)
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| Kerak (C,V)
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| Al Karak, Qīr Moāv (C,V)
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| Qīr Moāv Al Karak (C,V,display)
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| Qīr Moāv (C,V)
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| Kir Moab (H,V)
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| Crac des Chevaliers (H,O)
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| Krac des Chevaliers (H,O)
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| Kir Hareset (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Al Karak (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by Moabites during 1st mill. BC |
| town (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| fortified settlement (H) |
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