Karak (Pashto: کرك, Urdu: کرک‎) is the home office of Karak District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa territory of Pakistan. It is 123 km from Peshawar on the primary Indus Highway amongst Peshawar and Karachi. It is situated at 33°7'12N 71°5'41E. Karak is said to be the single region in Pakistan which is possessed by just a single tribe of Pashtuns — the Khattak. 

Zabi Natural Dam in District Karak KPK

Language:

The overwhelming dialect of Karak is Pashto;locally known as "khattaka" the lingo is the milder "Kandahari" Pashto instead of the harder "Peshawari" tongue. Urdu and English are comprehended by lion's share anyway, they are addressed a lesser degree. For the most part individuals here get a kick out of the chance to wear Shalwar Qamees, that is customary dress of practically every city in khyber Pashtunkhwa.

History:

Till 1956, the locale was a piece of the august condition of Teri and was led by Nawab of Teri. Teri State was separated into tappas (satrapies)- Teri, Seni-Khurram and Barak. In 1956 Teri State was converged with Kohat Tehsil. In this manner in the vicinity of 1956 and 1982, show area of Karak was authoritatively some portion of Kohat. Karak was set up as a different region July 1, 1982. The region is overwhelmingly populated by the Pashtun Khattak tribe.

Wadi Al Karak Waterfalls

Resources: 

There are a few characteristic assets that have been found in Karak. The salt mines were outstanding in days of yore and a noteworthy wellspring of salt for the Indian subcontinent into British supreme circumstances. All the more as of late oil, gas, and uranium have all been found. Oil and gas supplies have been found in the towns of Makori, Noshpa Banda, Gurguri and Lachi circle. Teri is additionally imperative town of Karak. The Nawab of Dist Karak and Khattak Nama and so forth was Ghazi Khan child of Darwaish Muhammad the sibling of Akor Khan. At that point Nawab Jaffar, then Nawab Allah hKhan and Nawab Abdullah Khan spouse Mrs. Moran little girl of Nawab Behram Khan Son of Khushal Khattak. Nawab Behram or Nawab Abdullah khan captured the imperative Khan of Teri a.k.a. Ashraf khan Hijre, who passed on in Jail . See The History Book " Tareekh Murassa " yet this history book is quiet about Nawab Ghazi Khan the sibling of Akor Khan and about Nawab Jafar .The father of Akor Khan and Ghazi Khan and so on was Darwaish Muhammad and the father of Darwaish Muhammad Was Taman Baba. The child of Taman was Hassan (Tomb in Lachi on principle High way Seddle/Kaye On top of hill(police Check post } and the father of Hassan was Sheik Ali {Baig} Baba (Shrine in Lachi Bala).God may favor upon all (Syeds} Khattaks, in light of the fact that Syed Karlanr was Syed and we as a whole are from them from mother side. what's more, from father side we are all Khattak. by Usama Iqbal Khattak.

Area and Population:

Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
Area
• Total	3,372 km2 (1,302 sq mi)
Population (1998)
• Total	430,796 persons
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)