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Alaja, Turkmenistan

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Alaja
Alaja
Alaja is located in Turkmenistan
Alaja
Alaja
Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 39°21′28″N 53°13′11″E / 39.357848°N 53.219806°E / 39.357848; 53.219806
Country Turkmenistan
ProvinceBalkan Province
Time zone+5 GMT
Area code+(993)

Alaja, (Russian: Аладжа), is a small, unincorporated populated place in Balkan Province in western Turkmenistan on the Caspian Sea. It is the site of an oil-loading terminal.[1]

Etymology

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In the Turkmen language, alaja is an amulet bracelet woven of alternating colors of thread, usually black and white, worn to ward off the evil eye.[2] The original Turkic meaning of the term is "striped", hence the name of the locality, because "there is water on both sides".[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Oil loading terminals".
  2. ^ Frank, Allen J.; Touch-Werner (Tachmouradova), Jeren (1999). Turkmen-English Dictionary. Kensington, Maryland: Dunwoody Press. ISBN 1-881265-29-3.
  3. ^ Atanyýazow, S. (1970). Türkmenistanyň Toponymyk Sözlügi (in Turkmen). Ylym.


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