Elif, Araban

Elif is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Araban, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,978. Before the 2013 Turkish [local government reorganisation|2013 reorganisation], it was a town. It is from the river Euphrates. The distance to Araban is and to Gaziantep is. 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.