Kırıkhan
Kırıkhan | |
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District and municipality | |
Map showing Kırıkhan District in Hatay Province | |
Kırıkhan Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 36°29′51″N 36°21′39″E / 36.49750°N 36.36083°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Hatay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ömer Erdal Çelik (AKP) |
Area | 715 km2 (276 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 151 m (495 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 121,028 |
| • Density | 169/km2 (438/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 31440 |
| Area code | 0326 |
| Website | www |
Kırıkhan is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 715 km2, and its population is 121,028 (2022). The town stands at the intersection of the route between İskenderun and Aleppo, and the major north-south road between Antakya and Kahramanmaraş. As of 2014, over 35,000 Syrians live in Kırıkhan, an increase from the May 2013 number of 30,000.
The district’s major religious and touristic site is the Beyazid-i Bestami Külliyesi (Complex) on Darb-ı Sak Castle at Alabeyli village, which contains the tomb or maqam of Bayazid Bastami. The ruined medieval Crusader castle Trapessac is situated near Kırıkhan.