Murak, Syria

Murak
مورك
Morek, Murik
Town
Murak

Location in Syria

Coordinates: 35°22′31″N 36°41′14″E / 35.37528°N 36.68722°E / 35.37528; 36.68722Coordinates: 35°22′31″N 36°41′14″E / 35.37528°N 36.68722°E / 35.37528; 36.68722
Country  Syria
Governorate Hama
District Hama
Subdistrict Suran
Population (2004)
  Total 14,307
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
City Qrya Pcode C3029

Murak (Arabic: مورك, also spelled Murik, Mork, or Morek) is a Syrian town located in the Suran Subdistrict in Hama District. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Murak had a population of 14,307 in the 2004 census.[1]

It's the most famous town in Syria which produces Pistachios (production of 2010 was about 62k tons of pistachios).

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