Al-Karak
الكرك | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Al-Karak Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 32°41′14″N 36°21′3″E / 32.68722°N 36.35083°E | |
| Grid position | 276/232 PAL |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Daraa |
| Subdistrict | Musayfira |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 10,510 |
| City Qrya Pcode | C6047 |
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]
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]
