Arak, Iran Arak, Iran Arak (, "Arâk"; ), is the capital of Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 526,182, in 160,761 families. this city nicknamed as Industrial Capital of Iran. A major industrial city, Arak hosts several industrial factories inside and within a few kilometers outside the city, including the factory of Machine Sazi Arak and the Iranian Aluminium Company. These factories produce nearly half of the needs of the country in steel, petrochemical, and locomotive industries. As an industrial city in a developing country, Arak is subject to the issue of air pollution. The term "Arâk" remains
The Rights of the Child in Iran crime, the Article 91 of the Iranian Penal Code might be applied and the offender might be exempt from death penalty. Hanging is the most common form of capital punishment in Iran and it is either carried out in prisons or publicly on squares. The practice of stoning has been limited in the revised version of the Iranian Penal Code (2013). However, the new version of the Penal Code retains the use of stoning as "hadd" punishment. The Article 225 states that “the "hadd" punishment for zina of a man and a woman who meet the conditions of "ihsan" shall