Kishlak

For another meaning, seeYaylak.For Azerbaijani settlements, seeQışlaq.For settlements in Iran, seeQeshlaq.

A kishlak nearSamarkandof early 1900s

Kishlakorqishlaq(Uzbek:qishloq,Turkmen:gyşlag,Turkish:kışlak,Azerbaijani:qışlaq,Persian:قشلاق), orqıştaq(Kyrgyz:кыштак)qıstaw(Kazakh:қыстау) is arural settlementof semi-nomadicTurkic peoplesofCentral AsiaandAzerbaijan.The meaning of the term is "wintering place" inTurkic languages(derives from Turkicqış- winter).

The converse term isyaylaq,a summer pasture.

Traditionally, a clay/mud fence (dewal,duval,fromPersian:دیوارdivār) surrounds a kishlak.

The term may be seen in thetoponyms,such asAfgan-Kishlak(Uzbekistan),Yangi-Kishlak(Turkmenistan),Mangyshlak(Kazakhstan),Qışlaq(Azerbaijan) or Qeshlaq inIran(such asQeshlaq,Qareh Qeshlaq,andQeshlaq Khas).

Gallery

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  Kishlak in Djizak region of Uzbekistan
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  Mountain village in Tajikistan
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  Sap village in Navoi region of Uzbekistan
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  The village of Bobosurkhon in the Gissar district of Tajikistan
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  Kishlak Nilu in Gissar district of Tajikistan
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  Shohon village in the Gissar district of Tajikistan
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  Mirankul kishlak in the Samarkand region of Uzbekistan
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  Elok village in Faizabad district of Tajikistan

See also

• Aul