Kırıkhan

Infobox Settlement

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = TUR
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official_name = Kırıkhan


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subdivision_type1=Region
subdivision_name1 = Mediterranean
subdivision_type2=Province
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area_total_km2 = 687.73
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postal_code = 31440
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area_code = (0)326 344,345
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Kırıkhan is a town and district in the northeastern part of Hatay Province, Turkey. The name "Kırıkhan" means “broken inn” in the Turkish language, perhaps a reference to one of the many lodgings that once lined the road. The town stands at the intersection of the route between İskenderun and Aleppo, and the major east-west road between Antakya and Kahramanmaraş.

The town was once part of the district of Belen, but became a district in its own right in 1923 at the time of the French Mandate. On 23 June 1939, Kırıkhan joined Turkey as part of Hatay.

It has 687.73 km² acreage, 32.3°C of average summer temperature and 7.31°C of average winter temperature.

ee also

*Trapessac

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