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Kırıkhan, Hatay, Turkey


Alternative Names:Kirikhan, Kırıkhan
Type:Seat of a second-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:Kırıkhan District, Hatay Province, Turkey
Region:Hatay, Turkey
Latitude:36° 29' 57" N
Longitude:36° 21' 27" E
Lat/Long (dec):36.49939,36.35755
Köppen climate type:Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Population:60,916 (2012)
Mindat Feature ID:307657
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:307657:6
GUID:0
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Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Şekeroba, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey36° 42' 21" N36° 38' 47" E34.6km (21.5 miles)
Kisecik Au deposit, Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey36° 15' 6" N36° 5' 32" E36.4km (22.6 miles)
Kizildag ophiolite, Arsuz, Hatay Province, Turkey36° 21' 0" N35° 57' 0" E40.1km (24.9 miles)
NW Syria Volcanic Rocks, Azaz District, Aleppo Governorate, Syria36° 34' 59" N37° 1' 0" E59.6km (37.0 miles)
Iskendererun Gulf Volcanic Field, Ceyhan District, Adana Province, Turkey37° 0' 0" N36° 1' 0" E63.4km (39.4 miles)
Çevretepe Fe-Mn deposit, Ceyhan District, Adana Province, Turkey36° 53' 59" N35° 49' 24" E65.2km (40.5 miles)
Dokuztekne Fe-Mn deposit, Ceyhan District, Adana Province, Turkey37° 0' 35" N35° 58' 40" E66.1km (41.1 miles)
Elbistan-Kahramanmaraş podiform ophiolitic chromitites, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey36° 59' 21" N35° 52' 33" E69.4km (43.1 miles)
Önsen, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey37° 3' 33" N36° 46' 36" E72.6km (45.1 miles)
Aleppo meteorite, Mount Simeon District, Aleppo Governorate, Syria36° 13' 59" N37° 7' 59" E75.5km (46.9 miles)
Al Ghab Volcanic Field, Idlib Governorate, Syria35° 45' 0" N36° 23' 59" E83.4km (51.8 miles)
Ortaklar deposit, Şehitkamil District, Gaziantep Province, Turkey37° 2' 52" N37° 1' 14" E84.9km (52.8 miles)
Bassit Ophiolite Complex, Latakia Governorate, Syria35° 50' 17" N35° 49' 42" E87.5km (54.4 miles)
Dadağlı deposit, Önsen, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey37° 28' 35" N36° 46' 16" E114.7km (71.3 miles)
Tordere deposit, Feke District, Adana Province, Turkey37° 22' 31" N35° 38' 34" E116.3km (72.3 miles)
Horzum Mine, Kozan District, Adana Province, Turkey37° 38' 16" N35° 50' 52" E134.4km (83.5 miles)
Pinargozu Mine, Kozan District, Adana Province, Turkey37° 40' 31" N35° 51' 37" E138.0km (85.7 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 1, Hama Governorate, Syria35° 13' 58" N36° 33' 16" E141.9km (88.2 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 2, Hama Governorate, Syria35° 12' 40" N36° 21' 55" E143.2km (89.0 miles)
Aladağ mine, Aladağ District, Adana Province, Turkey37° 35' 34" N35° 24' 12" E148.2km (92.1 miles)
Mersin, Akdeniz District, Mersin Province, Turkey36° 47' 59" N34° 37' 59" E157.4km (97.8 miles)
Pınarbaşı, Besni District, Adıyaman Province, Turkey37° 34' 15" N37° 39' 7" E165.5km (102.9 miles)
Wadi Al Ayun, Hama Governorate, Syria34° 59' 49" N36° 11' 26" E167.7km (104.2 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 1, Tartus Governorate, Syria34° 59' 21" N35° 55' 22" E172.4km (107.1 miles)
Attepe, Feke District, Adana Province, Turkey37° 57' 15" N35° 38' 17" E173.9km (108.0 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 2, Tartus Governorate, Syria34° 56' 23" N35° 59' 49" E176.4km (109.6 miles)
Horoz, Ulukisla District, Niğde Province, Turkey37° 29' 5" N34° 46' 48" E177.9km (110.5 miles)
Unnamed Quarry No. 4, Tartus Governorate, Syria34° 54' 1" N36° 7' 5" E179.1km (111.3 miles)
Khunayfis, Hama Governorate, Syria34° 57' 3" N36° 59' 53" E181.6km (112.8 miles)
Homs Volcanic Field, Homs Governorate, Syria34° 49' 59" N36° 23' 59" E185.3km (115.1 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Anatolia PlateTectonic Plate
Southeast Turkey Foldbelt basin, Arabian PlateBasin
AsiaContinent
Palmyra Fold Belt, Indian PlateOrogenic Belt
TurkeyCountry
Hatay Province, TurkeyProvince
Kırıkhan District, Hatay Province, TurkeyDistrict
Mediterranean Region, TurkeyRegion

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Turkey, Hatay, Kırıkhan235.37.406.0.0.0
 
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