Kırıkhan is a municipality and district of Hatay Province , Turkey . Its area is 715 km, and its population is 121,028 (2022). 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 north-south road between Antakya and Kahramanmaraş .
7-596: 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 . Kırıkhan was annexed to Turkey in 1939 with the rest of Hatay. Its average summer temperature is 32.3 °C, and its average winter temperature is 7.3 °C. 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
14-443: A wall was built to secure the pass along with a caravanserai , a mosque and a bathhouse, and with these facilities Turkish families were settled on the mountainside, partly acting as watchkeepers on the pass, along with the military garrison. This early Ottoman architecture is still in place. The town grew, acquiring the typical Ottoman mix of Muslim and non-Muslim traders and villagers. the 16th century traveller Evliya Çelebi noted
21-541: Is a municipality and district of Hatay Province , Turkey . Its area is 184 km , and its population is 34,449 (2022). When describing his visit to the region in the 17th century, Evliya Çelebi mentioned that belen means slope in the Turkmen language. In late 19th century, traveler Martin Hartmann listed 6 of the 12 settlements in the nahiyah of Belen as Turkish and the rest without any information on
28-470: The heat of the Mediterranean coast below) and its mountain spring water. The roadside restaurants in the pass have long been a stopping place for travellers, serving the typical dishes of Hatay , and especially "Belen tava", meats fried in tomatoes, garlic, spices and peppers. Belen itself is a small market town with a post office and other basics. The people of Belen are conservative; the mayor of
35-642: The municipality is İbrahim Gül of the Turkish far-right MHP , elected in 2019. Known in earlier times as "Maziku Bagras" and "Bab-ı İskenderun" the pass was brought into the Ottoman Empire in 1516 after the Battle of Marj Dabiq . The Ottomans posted a guard on the pass, the main route from Syria to Anatolia , and gave the area the name "Belen". In 1535 following a visit by Suleyman the Magnificent
42-542: The population. The district of Belen consists of a small town of the same name and the surrounding villages in the forested slopes of the Nur Mountains . The Belen Pass is the main route across the mountains and joins the coastal city of İskenderun with Antakya . The pass is a key route between Anatolia and the Middle East . The Belen district is known for its cool clean air (especially when compared with
49-554: The tomb or maqam of Bayazid Bastami . The ruined medieval Crusader castle Trapessac is situated near Kırıkhan. Kırıkhan was heavily damaged by powerful earthquakes in February 2023 and subsequent aftershocks. There are 73 neighbourhoods in Kırıkhan District: This article about a Mediterranean Region of Turkey location is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Belen, Hatay Belen
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