Aliman () is a
commune in
Constanța County,
Northern Dobruja
Northern Dobruja ( ro, Dobrogea de Nord or simply ; bg, Северна Добруджа, ''Severna Dobrudzha'') is the part of Dobruja within the borders of Romania. It lies between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea, bordered in the south ...
,
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, the name ''Aliman'' derives from the
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
word for "German", ''Alaman or ''Aleman''.
[Iorgu Iordan, ''Nume de locuri Româneşti în Republica Populară Română'', Volume 1, p.124. Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne, 1952]
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Aliman had 2,798 Romanians (99.75%), 5
Roma
Roma or ROMA may refer to:
Places Australia
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** Roma Airport
** Roma Courthouse
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(0.18%), 2 others (0.07%).
Natives of Aliman
*
Dan Spătaru
Dan George Spătaru (; 2 October 1939, Aliman, Constanța County – 8 September 2004, Bucharest) was a Romanian singer, best known for the songs "Drumurile" ("The roads", 1984), "Să cântăm,chitara mea!" ("Let's sing, my guitar", 1970), and "M ...
, singer
References
Communes in Constanța County
Localities in Northern Dobruja
Populated places on the Danube
Place names of Turkish origin in Romania
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