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 | |
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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
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