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Aliman
Aliman is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania. It includes four villages:
- Aliman
- Dunăreni (historical name: Mârleanu or Mîrleanu until 1968)
- Floriile (historical name: Bac Cuius, )
- 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 word for "German", ''Alaman or Aleman.