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    the region, the other two being in Syria. Al-Karak is the capital city of the Karak Governorate. Al-Karak lies 140 kilometres (87 mi) to the south of...
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    Kerak Castle (redirect from Karak Castle)
    Castle (Arabic: قلعة الكرك, romanized: Qal'at al-Karak) is a large medieval castle located in al-Karak, Jordan. It is one of the largest castles in the...
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  • Montreal 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...
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    due to it being a block on the route from Egypt to Damascus. Saladin sent Al-Adil to besiege Kerak. The Muslims had sought to take Kerak for several years...
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    north of Al-Karak for himself, securing Majali power and riches in Al Al-Karak. The Beni Sakher under Awad bin Thiab Al-Fayez reinstated the Ahl Al-Shamal...
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    part of the Lordship of Oultrejordain, including those of Montreal and Al-Karak. The Ayyubids built the Ajloun Castle and rebuilt older castles, to be...
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    The Karak revolt was an uprising against Ottoman authority in the Transjordanian town of Al-Karak, which erupted on 4 December 1910. The revolt came after...
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    of al-Malik al-Mughith of Al-Karak which were supported by the Bahriyya Mamluks. The raids caused a dispute among the Bahriyya Mamluks in Al-Karak as...
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    shootings took place in the city of Al-Karak in southern Jordan. The attack started in the vicinity of Al-Karak where a group of unidentified militants...
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  • in the desert fortress of al-Karak in Transjordan and was reluctant to assume the sultanate in Cairo, preferring al-Karak, where he was closely allied...
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