Qarun Treasure

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The Qârun Treasure (the treasure of Croesus) is a mythical treasure in the Persian literature belonging to the proverbial wealthy King Croesus of Lydia. It is said to be in perpetual motion under the ground.

Ganj-e-Qarun (Croesus Treasure) is also an Iranian movie made in 1965 by Siamak Yasami. The movie recounts the story of a very wealthy man attempting suicide and finding happiness in the simplicity of a pauper's home. It is widely regarded as one of the classics of Iranian cinema.^{[citation needed]}

The phrase harta karun (literally Croesus' Wealth) has also worked into the Malay language as the word for 'treasure' and is also synonymous with the term buried treasure in relation of the fate of Korah/Qarun in the Book of Exodus (which seems to be related to the Persian myth).