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Elif, Gaziantep

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Country
  
Turkey

District
  
Araban

Postal code
  
27655

Elevation
  
530 m

Area code
  
0342

Region
  
Southeastern

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Licence plate
  
27

Population
  
3,460 (2012)

Province
  
Gaziantep Province

Elif, Gaziantep

Elif (or more popularly Elifköy) is a town in Araban district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. It is only 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to River Fırat (Euphrates) at 37°23′N 37°53′E. The distance to Araban is 30 kilometres (19 mi) and to Gaziantep is 70 kilometres (43 mi). The population of the town was 3,460s of 2012. In the 2nd or 3rd century the town was a Roman settlement named Sugga. The mausoleum in the town is a Roman building. Elif was declared a seat of township in 1994. Major economic activity is pistachio farming. Some Elif residents work in construction sector.

Map of Elif, Elif Mahallesi, 27655 Araban%2FGaziantep, Turkey

References

Elif, Gaziantep Wikipedia