It doesn't face anything, since it is the spiritual center of the world. Rather, we face toward the Ark when we pray (Talmud, Berakhot 30a).
The ark is positioned on the wall closest to the city of Jerusalem (typically the Eastern Wall in the United States and Europe, but the Western Wall in China and India).
Jerusalem
In "Raiders of the Lost Ark", the ark is discovered in the ancient city of Tanis, in Egypt.
In the Holy Ark in every synagogue (Jewish house of prayer).
The ark is used for holding Sifrei Torah, the scroll held sacred by the Jews.
The Torah scroll is kept rolled up, in the Holy Ark in the synagogue.
It faces Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is regarded as the holiest city. Most synagogues in the world are built to face it.
There are three kinds of ark in Judaism.1) The holy ark is the special ark in each synagogue in which the Torah-scrolls are stored. It is a tall, heavy, fancy cabinet with a curtain in front and double doors.2) The holy ark was the Ark of the Covenant in which the two Stone Tablets with the Ten Commandments were held. It was a heavy wooden box covered with gold, with a gold lid. Exodus ch.25.3) Noah's ark (Genesis ch.6), a type of huge boat, is recorded in the Torah and in the history of many ancient nations. The word for this ark in Hebrew is not the same as the above two.See also:Where is the ark of the Covenant?
It is placed in the front in the synagogue.
Judaism came from the Land of Israel, but not from any specific city.
Jerusalem.
City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism was created in 1991.
Arkadelphia means "city of the Ark of God". It is said that the Ark of the Covenant is buried or kept somewhere in Arkansas, and therefore it made sense to name one of the cities nearby that place, City of the Ark. Philadelphia means City of Love.