Al-Karak, Syria

Al-Karak (Arabic: الكرك) is a Syrian village in Daraa District in Daraa Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Karak had a population of 10,510 in the 2004 census.[1]

Al-Karak
الكرك
Village
Al-Karak is located in Syria
Al-Karak
Al-Karak
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 32°41′14″N 36°21′3″E
Grid position276/232 PAL
Country Syria
GovernorateDaraa
DistrictDaraa
SubdistrictMusayfira
Population
 (2004)
 • Total10,510
City Qrya PcodeC6047

History

In 1596, Al-Karak appeared in the Ottoman tax registers as Karak al-Bataniyya'; part of the nahiya of Bani Malik al-Asraf in the Hauran Sanjak. It had an entirely Muslim population consisting of 45 households and 71 bachelors. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 40% on various agricultural products, including wheat (10800 akçe), barley (1800), summer crops (4200), goats and beehives (1700), in addition to "occasional revenues"(1500); a total of 20,000 akçe. 5/24 of the revenue went to a waqf.[2]

In 1838, it was noted as "Greek" Christian village, situated "In the Nukrah, South of Eshmiskin".[3]

References
  1. "General Census of Population 2004" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  2. Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 212
  3. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 151

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