Elif, Araban

Elif is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Araban, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,978 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). It is 3 km from the river Euphrates (Fırat). The distance to Araban is 30 km and to Gaziantep is 70 km. 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.