Explore Elif in Turkey
Elif in the region of Gaziantep is a town in Turkey - some 323 mi or ( 520 km ) South-East of Ankara , the country's capital city .
Current time in Elif is now 05:31 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Aleppo, Damascus, Beirut, Fistiklidag, and Lolan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Aleppo . Where to go and what to see in Elif ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Elif, Gaziantep
Elif (or more popularly Elifköy) is a town in Araban district of Gaziantep Province, Turkey. It is only 3 kilometres to River Fırat (Euphrates) at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37|23|N|37|53|E||| | |name= }}. The distance to Araban is 30 kilometres and to Gaziantep is 70 kilometres . The population of the town is 3,409s of 2011. In the 2nd or 3rd century the town was a Roman settlement named Sugga. The mausoleum in the town is a Roman building.
Located at 37.38 37.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Rumkale
Rumkale was a powerful fortress on the river Euphrates, 50 km west of Şanlıurfa. It is called Hromkla or kela zêrîn in Kurdish, Qal'ah Rumita in Syriac, Qal'at al-Rum (قلعة الروم) in Arabic Rumkale in Turkish, Հռոմկլա ('Hromkla) in Armenian; the name means "Roman Castle (by extension also Byzantine)" in all cases. Its strategic location was already known to the Assyrians, although the present structure is largely Hellenistic and Roman in origin.
Located at 37.27 37.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Kesmetepe, Besni
Kesmetepe is a village in the District of Besni, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.55 37.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Çakırhüyük, Besni
Çakırhüyük is a village in the District of Besni, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.57 37.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Yazıkarakuyu, Besni
Yazıkarakuyu is a village in the District of Besni, Adıyaman Province, Turkey.
Located at 37.53 38.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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