Arak

Summary

Arak is a city of Iran^[1]. Arak has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Arak is located in Central District^[3].
• Arak is in the country of Iran^[4].
• Arak is on the body of water Qarah Kahriz River^[5].
• Arak's instance of is recorded as city of Iran^[6].
• Arak's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Arak's official language is recorded as Persian^[8].
• Arak's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karaganda^[9].
• Arak's Commons category is recorded as Arak^[10].
• Arak's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:30^[11].
• Arak's local dialing code is recorded as 0861^[12].
• 1808 marks the founding of Arak^[13].
• Arak's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.095, 'lon': 49.698055555555555}^[14].
• Arak's official website is recorded as https://arak.ir/^[15].
• Arak's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arak, Iran^[16].
• Arak has a population of {'amount': '+520944'}^[17].
• Arak's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Arak's capital of is recorded as Markazi Province^[19].
• Arak's capital of is recorded as Arak County^[20].
• Arak's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'اراک'}^[21].
• Arak's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Arak^[22].
• Arak's female population is recorded as {'amount': '+257801'}^[23].
• Arak's male population is recorded as {'amount': '+263143'}^[24].
• Arak's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'اراک'}^[25].
• Arak's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Arak, Iran^[26].
• Arak sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1738'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Arak is in the country of Iran^[4]. Arak is located in Central District^[3]. Arak is on the body of water Qarah Kahriz River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Arak sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1738'}^[27]. Arak has a population of {'amount': '+520944'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city of Iran^[6] and big city^[7].

History and Context

1808 marks the founding of Arak^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Arak include Arak heavy water reactor^[28], a research reactor^[29], in Iran^[30]; Shazand Refinery^[31], an oil refinery^[32], in Iran^[33]; and Arak rug^[34], a rug style^[35], in Iran^[36].

Why It Matters

Arak has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Arak is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Arak include Arak heavy water reactor^[28], a research reactor^[29], in Iran^[30]; Shazand Refinery^[31], an oil refinery^[32], in Iran^[33]; and Arak rug^[34], a rug style^[35], in Iran^[36].