Kishlak
Appearance
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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).[1]
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Kishlak"Archived2012-06-12 at theWayback Machine,Encyclopedia of Central Asia