Alakaya

== Turkish == === Etymology === By surface analysis, ala (“multicolored, pied”) +‎ kaya (“rock; cliff, precipice”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ɫa.kaˈja/ === Proper noun === Alakaya a village in Araç district, Kastamonu Province, Turkey Synonym: Dırvana (historical) a neighbourhood in Çaldıran district, Van Province, Turkey Synonym: Giresor (historical) a neighbourhood in İznik district, Bursa Province, Turkey ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–), “Alakaya”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)