Kırıkkale, Kirikkale Province, Central Anatolia Region, Türkiye

🇹🇷 Kırıkkale is the capital of the Kırıkkale Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is located 80 km east of Ankara. The name of the city means broken castle.

The town of Kırıkkale is located on the Ankara-Kayseri railway near the Kızılırmak River in central Turkey. Formerly a village, it owes its rapid rise in population mainly to the establishment of steel mills in the 1950s. These works, among the largest in the country, specialize in high-quality alloy steel and machinery. In the 1960s, chemical plants were added and in 1986, the Tüpraş Kırıkkale Oil Refinery was established.

Kırıkkale University is located in the city.

Kırıkkale was recently declared a state in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey which is near Kızılırmak River translating to Red River. The river is used to produce rice for the Turkish economy. The natural vegetation is steppe type, and vineyards are found in abundance.

History Perhaps formerly known as Sarmalius in antiquity, The name of the city supposedly comes from the name "Kırık" a village 3 km north of the city combined with another name called "Kale", meaning castle, in the centre of the city, the two were put together to make 'Kırıkkale'. Kırıkkale in Turkish means "broken castle". Inhabitation began in the 16th century when Turkish tribes came from the east and settled in Central Anatolia. Formerly part of Ankara Province, it became the seat of the new Kırıkkale Province in 1989.

Geography Kırıkkale lies near Kızılırmak River (translating to Red River) in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. The river is used to produce rice for the Turkish economy. The natural vegetation is steppe type, and vineyards are found in abundance.

Composition There are two municipalities in Kırıkkale District: • Hacılar • Kırıkkale; There are 9 villages in Kırıkkale District: • Ahılı • Dağevi • Hasandede • Karacaali • Kazmaca • Kızıldere • Pazarcık • Ulaş • Yukarımahmutlar.

Districts Kırıkkale province is divided into 9 districts: • Bahşılı • Balışeyh • Çelebi • Delice • Karakeçili • Keskin • Kırıkkale • Sulakyurt • Yahşihan.