Halaç
Halaç is a city and capital of Halaç District, Lebap Province, Turkmenistan.
Etymology
Halaç is the name of an ancient Oghuz Turkmen tribe. The meaning is obscure. Early linguists divided the name into two parts, gal aç or gal, aç. Vambery considered it to be a corruption of gylyç.The word is written in Persian as "Khalaj" and also refers to an Oghuz Turkic ethnic group, the Khalaj people.