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Arak

Middle Eastern distilled spirit
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Summary

Arak is an alcoholic beverage[1]. Arak ranks in the top 8% of alcoholic beverage entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,500 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Lebanon[3], Iran[4], Morocco[5], Iraq[6], Syria[7], Jordan[8]
  • Subclass of: anise drink[9], flavored liquor[10]
  • Commons category: Arak (drink)[11]
  • Said to be the same as: rakı[12]
  • Has part(s): anise seed[13]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14]
  • Native label: عَرَق[15]
  • Different from: arrack[16]
  • Alcohol by volume: 40[17]

Why It Matters

Arak has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Arak is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Iran Iraq Jordan Lebanon Morocco Syria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_arak_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Arak}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/arak}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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