Kırıkhan is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 715 km², and its population is 121,028. The name Kırıkhan means "b…Kırıkhan is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 715 km², and its population is 121,028. 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.