Aliman
Aliman () is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It includes four villages: * Aliman * Dunăreni (historical name: ''Mârleanu'' or ''Mîrleanu'' until 1968) * Floriile (historical name: ''Bac Cuius'', tr, Bakkuyusu) * Vlahii (historical name: ''Vlahchioi'') The territory of the commune also includes the former village of ''Adâncata'' (historical name: ''Polucci''), at , disestablished by Presidential Decree in 1977. The Dacian fortress of Sacidava was located close to the village of Dunăreni. According to Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, in a hypothesis endorsed by Iorgu Iordan Iorgu Iordan (; also known as ''Jorgu Jordan'' or ''Iorgu Jordan''; –September 20, 1986) was a Romanian linguist, philologist, diplomat, journalist, and left-wing agrarian, later communist, politician. The author of works on a large variety of ..., the name ''Aliman'' derives from the Turkish word for "German", ''Alaman or ''Aleman''.Iorgu Iordan, ''Nume de locuri Româneşti à ...
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