Type: | commune |
County: | Constanța |
Population Total: | auto |
Subdivisions: | Aliman, Dunăreni, Floriile, Vlahii |
Official Name: | Aliman |
Leader Name: | George Nicola[1] |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Leader Party: | PNL |
Area Total Km2: | 126.21 |
Coordinates: | 44.1833°N 78°W |
Aliman (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /aliˈman/) is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It includes four villages:
The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Adâncata (historical name: Polucci), at 44.15°N 27.8825°W, 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 word for "German", Alaman or Aleman.[2]
At the 2011 census, Aliman had 2,798 Romanians (99.75%), 5 Roma (0.18%), 2 others (0.07%).