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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Galgalatz (Hebrew: " ) Galatz may refer toYiddish and German name of Gala i, a town One of the largest economic centers in Romania, Gala i has an economic life developed around ,The name of the city appears to have derived from Cuman galat, which was borrowed from the Arabic qal'at (fortress). Other etymologies have been proposed, such as the Serbian galac; however, the galat root appears in several nearby toponyms, some of which show clearly a Cuman origin, for example G l ui Lake, which has the typical Cuman -ui suffix for "water". A derivation from Galatia (Gaul), suggesting a Celtic origin, is possible, but unlikely. This could be taken into consideration if we refer to the Ligures (celtic root), the city being part of the Ligurian or Genoan territories, as "Caladda". The other closest toponym in the region is the Galicia with the small city of Halych which is locally associated with a jackdaw (Kawka, Halka). Other similar places are Galich, Russia and Galatia in Turkey.
