| Official Name: | Alaja |
| Native Name: | Alaja |
| Pushpin Map: | Turkmenistan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Turkmenistan |
| Coordinates: | 39.3578°N 53.2198°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name: |  Turkmenistan |
| Subdivision Name1: | Balkan Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Timezone: | +5 GMT |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| 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]
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]