Arak
آراك Urak | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Arak Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 34°39′0″N 38°34′0″E / 34.65000°N 38.56667°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Homs |
| District | Tadmur |
| Subdistrict | Tadmur |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 111 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (EEST) |
Arak (Arabic: آراك, also spelled Urak or Araq) is a village in eastern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate. It is situated on an oasis in the Syrian Desert along the road between Palmyra which is 28 kilometers to the southwest and al-Sukhnah to the northeast. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics of Syria (CBS), Arak had a population of 111 in the 2004 census.[1]
- ^ General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Homs Governorate. (in Arabic)