Elif, Gaziantep

Elif
Town
Elif Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°23′N 37°53′E / 37.383°N 37.883°E / 37.383; 37.883Coordinates: 37°23′N 37°53′E / 37.383°N 37.883°E / 37.383; 37.883
Country	Turkey
Region	Southeastern
Province	Gaziantep Province
District	Araban
Elevation	630 m (1,740 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	3,460
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	27655
Area code(s)	0342
Licence plate	27

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 / 37.383°N 37.883°E / 37.383; 37.883. 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.^[1] In the 2nd or 3rd century the town was a Roman settlement named Sugga. The mausoleum in the town is a Roman building.^[2] Elif was declared a seat of township in 1994. Major economic activity is pistachio farming. Some Elif residents work in construction sector.^[3]

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