Alaja, Turkmenistan

Place in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan

Alaja

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
Province| Balkan 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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* Balkan Province
* List of cities, towns and villages in Turkmenistan

## 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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