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===Hellenistic to Early Muslim period===
During the late [[Hellenistic period|Hellenistic Period]], Al-Karak became an important town taking its name from the [[Aramaic language|Aramaic]] word for town, '''Kharkha''' ({{lang|arc|כרכא}}).<ref>[[Philip Khuri Hitti|Hitti]], 1970, p. 641.</ref>
The area eventually fell under the power of the [[Nabateans]]. The [[Roman Empire]] – with support from the Arab [[Ghassanid]] tribe, or Ghassasinah – conquered it from them in AD105. The city was known in [[Late Antiquity]] as '''Harreketh'''.
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