Karak is a small town in Pahang, Malaysia. It is well known as a rest town (Bandar Persinggahan) of Federal route from Kuala Lumpur to Kuantan. It also gives its name to the famous Karak Highway, which links it to Kuala Lumpur. Famous Malaysian actors and actress, Daniel Razlan, Mohd Farid Kamarudin, Nona bakar, Sawiyah Jeli and Kalsom Kadir currently live here.