Why visit Kırıkhan
Townapedia lists 13 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 4 places to eat and 5 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Çamlı Tepe, Çobandede Tepesi, Amik Valley and Bagras.
Weather in Kırıkhan
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About Kırıkhan
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.
From the Wikipedia article Kırıkhan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do5
Museums and landmarks13
Amik Valley
Monument and historic site · 18.0 km
Turkish valley of archaeological interest
1 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes4
History
In the 1200s BC, the Kingdom of Hattena was established with its center in Kanula (modern day Çatalhöyük, near Kırıkhan).
English traveller Mark Sykes recorded Kırıkhan as a town inhabited by Turkmen in early 20th century.
During the Ottoman Era, the town was part of the district of Belen. However, under the French Mandate, Kırıkhan became one of the three districts of Liwa' Iskenderun (alongside Antakya and Iskenderun).
The Battle of Boklukaya, which took place between Kırıkhan and Hassa in September 1920, between regular and reinforced French troops and Turkish gangs with military reinforcements, resulted in the victory of the Turkish groups.
In 1909, violence against Armenians spread to the area northwest of Aleppo as part of the Adana Massacres.
In 1938, Kırıkhan was annexed to Turkey with the rest of Liwa' Iskenderun, with Turkish troops entering on the 6th of July. This was only made official on the 29th of June, 1939.
Kırıkhan was heavily damaged by powerful earthquakes in February 2023 and subsequent aftershocks.
From the History section of Kırıkhan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship83
Shopping7
Gas and EV charging12
SHARZ Hypco Hatay Akaryakıt
EV charging · 9.1 km
Kıcı Mahallesi, Hatay İskenderun Yolu, 31350 Belen/Hatay, BELEN
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Healthcare42
Map of Kırıkhan
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hatay Airport (HTY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 km away.
- Atik 12 km west, about 12 min by car
- Belen 15 km west, about 15 min by car
- Çırtıman 16 km west, about 16 min by car
- İskenderun 19 km northwest, about 19 min by car
- Serinyol 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
- Denizciler 20 km northwest, about 20 min by car
- Antakya 37 km southwest, about 37 min by car
- Samandağ 58 km southwest, about 58 min by car
- Osmaniye 65 km north, about 1 h by car
- Kilis 72 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kırıkhan Otogar - panoramio, Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0
- Hatay Kırıkhan Bayezid- i Bestami Türbesi, Engin Mutlu 58, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Amik Ovası'nın Amanoslar'dan görünümü, Radyokid at Turkish Wikipedia, Public domain
- Baghras2, No machine-readable author provided. Godfried Warreyn assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5
- Beyazidibestami, Mustafa Akkuzu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS043-E-125680 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-125682 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- STS127-E-9102 - View of Earth, NASA, Public domain
- ISS043-E-125681 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- STS127-E-9103 - View of Earth, NASA, Public domain
- STS127-E-9104 - View of Earth, NASA, Public domain
- ISS031-E-95561 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS031-E-96966 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS031-E-95264 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS031-E-95265 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS031-E-95560 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS031-E-96967 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Street-level photo, ahmettsafaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ahmettsafaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ahmettsafaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ahmettsafaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ahmettsafaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ahmettsafaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ahmettsafaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ahmettsafaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ahmettsafaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, burcudemir, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ahmettsafaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ahmettsafaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ahmettsafaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ahmettsafaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ahmettsafaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ahmettsafaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
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