Elif (or more popularly Elifköy) is a town in

Araban Araban ( ku, Qale) is a district and town of Gaziantep Province of Turkey. The population is 9,863 as of 2010. History The city was historically known as Raban. In October/November 958, the Byzantine Empire led by John Tzimiskes and Basil Lekapen ...

district of

Gaziantep Province Gaziantep Province ( tr, ) is a province in south-central Turkey. It is located in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region. Its capital is the city of Gaziantep. It neighbours Ad ...

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. It is only to River Fırat (Euphrates) at . The distance to Araban is and to

Gaziantep Gaziantep (), previously and still informally called Aintab or Antep (), is a major city and capital of the Gaziantep Province, in the westernmost part of Turkey's Southeastern Anatolia Region and partially in the Mediterranean Region, approximat ...

is . The population of the town was 3.902 of 2019. In the 2nd or 3rd century the town was a Roman settlement named Sugga. The mausoleum in the town is a

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building. Elif was declared a seat of township in 1994. Major economic activity is pistachio farming. Some Elif residents work in construction sector.

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Populated places in Gaziantep Province Towns in Turkey Araban District {{Gaziantep-geo-stub

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