Kırıkhan

Kırıkhan
Destrict
Location o Kırıkhan athin Turkey.
Kintra	Turkey
Region	Mediterranean
Province	Hatay
Govrenment
• Mayor	Murat Sakman (MHP)
Area
• Destrict	687.73 km2 (265.53 sq mi)
Elevation	178 m (584 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Urban	71,580
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	31440
Area code(s)	(0)326 344,345
Licence plate	31
Website	www.kirikhan.gov.tr

Kırıkhan is a toun an destrict in the northeastren pairt o Hatay Province, Turkey. The name Kırıkhan means “braken inn” in the Turkis leid, aiblins a reference tae ane o the mony lodgins that ance lined the road. The toun staunds at the intersection o the route atween İskenderun an Aleppo, an the major east-wast road atween Antakya an Kahramanmaraş.

The toun wis ance pairt o the destrict o Belen, but became a destrict in its awn richt in 1923 at the time o the French Mandate. On 23 Juin 1939, Kırıkhan joined Turkey as pairt o Hatay.

It haes 687.73 km² acreage, 32.3 °C o average simmer temperatur an 7.31 °C o average winter temperature.

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