Alat, Uzbekistan is a town and seat of Alat District in Bukhara Province in Uzbekistan.
The etymology of the name comes from the Turkic tribe Alat or Ala-at, also known in Arabic and Persian as Khalaj, and in Chinese as Boma, Hela, and Heloγ, all with a meaning "piebald horse". During the Middle Age, Alats played a prominent role in the history of southern Uzbekistan, Khorasan (Kalat), Persia and Afghanistan (Khalaj).
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Coordinates: 39°25′N 63°48′E / 39.417°N 63.8°E / 39.417; 63.8
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