The Russian term "Al ‘pih" matches the English term "Alps"

other russian words that include "al" : english :
azbuka, al fabit ABC
bukhgal teriya accounting
al chnihj acquisitive
admiral admiral
admiral ‘skij admiralship
avial iniya airline
avial iniya airway
k sozhal eniyu alas
Al baniya Albania
al ‘binos albino
al ‘bom album
al kogol ‘ alcohol
al kogol icheskij, al kogol ‘nihj alcoholic
al kogol izm alcoholism
al gebra algebra
al gebraicheskij algebraic
Al zhir Algeria
Al zhir Algiers
azbuka, al fabit alphabet
al tar’ altar
al yuminij aluminium
al yuminij aluminum
anal ogichnihj analogous
anal ogiya analogy
anal izirovat’ analyse
anal iz analysis
anal iticheskij analytic
anal iticheskij analytical
anarkhiya, beznachal ie anarchy
arsenal armoury
arsenal arsenal
asfal ‘tirovat’, asfal ‘t asphalt
Avstral iya Australia
avstral ijskij, avstral iets Australian
avstral ijka Australian woman
al l eya avenue
al yapovatihj awkward
Bajkal Baikal
bal ans balance sheet
bal kon balcony
Bal kanih Balkans
bal ball
bal et ballet
aerostat, bal l on balloon
batal ‘on battalion
bal ka, brevno, brus beam
spal ‘nya bedroom
nachal o beginning
al et’, bagrovet’ blush
bukhgal ter book keeper
bukhgal teriya book keeping
kanal canal
kanal channel
al yapovatihj coarse
nachal o commencement
nal ozhit’ arest na confiscate
al yapovatihj crude
aktual ‘nost’ current
bal, tantsevat’, potantsevat’, tanets dance
al maz diamond
al chnihj eager
azbuka, al fabit elements
bal ans equilibrium
pervihj, snachal a first
snachal a firstly
snachal a first of all
bal ka, brevno, brus girder
al chnihj greedy
Finskij zal iv Gulf of Finland
zal hall
al yapovatihj harsh
Ital iya Italy
nal ozhit’ arest na lay a distress upon
bukval ‘nihj literal
zal lounge
Mal ajziya Malaysia
Mal i Mali
avtostrada, avtomagistral ‘ motor road
avtostrada, avtomagistral ‘ motorway
Nepal Nepal
zal parlour
pozhal ujsta please
aktual ‘nost’ present
aktual ‘nost’ present day
k sozhal eniyu regrettably
azbuka, al fabit rudiments
zal salon
nal ozhit’ arest na seize
bihval o several times
zal sitting room
bihval o sometimes
nachal o start
vokzal , stantsiya station
Pa-de-Kal e Street of Dover
bol ‘shoj pal ets thumb
aktual ‘nost’ topical
aktual ‘nost’ topicality
k sozhal eniyu unfortunately
aktual ‘nost’ up to date
Yal ta Yalta
Even in Space
It is the most widely adopted language in Eurasia. Chinese beats out Russian with the sheer numbers of speakers it has. But Russia has the widest geographical reach. Russian is such an important language that during the Space Race, learning the language became part of Astronaut training. This is still true today as Russian is a language of the International Space Station.
Starts with A
Russian does not have a lot of words that start with “A.” It’s been almost a rule going back to early times. Most native Russian words don’t start with A. There are a few exceptions like “alphabet” and “perhaps.” But other than that, if you see a Russian word that starts with “A,” the chances are that it’s a foreign word imported into the language.