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Valley "Alaj" in Kyrgyzstan: origin, legends and history | Tamga

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Alaj

Oronym
Valley

Official names in different languages

Kyrgyz

Алай

Russian

Алай

English

Alaj

Layer

Layer of unknown origin

Etymology of the name

Alaj

Old Turkic
[Ala | ألا]
- Ферганага жакын бир жайлоонун аталышы (Алай)
Sanskrit
[alaya | आलय]
- үй, турак-жай;
- турган жер

Coordinates

latitude

longitude

Булактар

Санскритско-русский словарь. 1987

Дивану лугати-т турк. Т.1-2-3. - 2013-2016, I, 109

Permanent link

https://tamga.kg/en/alai

39.598 N

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72.811 E

Hierarchy

Republic

Qyrğyzstan

Region

Osh

District

Alaj

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