Kırıkhan

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 km acreage, 32.3°C of average summer temperature and 7.31°C of average winter temperature.