Kir-haraseth
    built fortress, a city and fortress of Moab, the modern Kerak, a
    small town on the brow of a steep hill about 6 miles from
    Rabbath-Moab and 10 miles from the Dead Sea; called also
    Kir-haresh, Kir-hareseth, Kir-heres (Isa. 16:7, 11; Jer. 48:31,
    36). After the death of Ahab, Mesha, king of Moab (see MOABITE
    STONE), threw off allegiance to the king of Israel,
    and fought successfully for the independence of his kingdom.
    After this Jehoram, king of Israel, in seeking to regain his
    supremacy over Moab, entered into an alliance with Jehoshaphat,
    king of Judah, and with the king of Edom. The three kings led
    their armies against Mesha, who was driven back to seek refuge
    in Kir-haraseth. The Moabites were driven to despair. Mesha then
    took his eldest son, who would have reigned in his stead, and
    offered him as a burnt-offering on the wall of the fortress in
    the sight of the allied armies. "There was great indignation
    against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to
    their own land." The invaders evacuated the land of Moab, and
    Mesha achieved the independence of his country (2 Kings
    3:20-27).



 Kirharaseth, Kirharesh, city of the sun; wall of burnt brick