Kishlak

For another meaning, see Yaylak. For Azerbaijani settlements, see Qışlaq. For settlements in Iran, see Qeshlaq.

A kishlak near Samarkand of early 1900s

Kishlak or qishlaq (Uzbek: qishloq, Turkmen: gyşlag, Turkish: kışlak, Azerbaijani: qışlaq, Persian: قشلاق), or qıştaq (Kyrgyz: кыштак) qıstaw (Kazakh: қыстау) is a rural settlement of semi-nomadic Turkic peoples of Central Asia and Azerbaijan. The meaning of the term is "wintering place" in Turkic languages (derives from Turkic qış \- winter).[1]

The converse term is yaylaq, a summer pasture.

Traditionally, a clay/mud fence (dewal, duval, from Persian: دیوار divār) surrounds a kishlak.

The term may be seen in the toponyms, such as Afgan-Kishlak (Uzbekistan), Yangi-Kishlak (Turkmenistan), Mangyshlak (Kazakhstan), Qışlaq (Azerbaijan) or Qeshlaq in Iran (such as Qeshlaq, Qareh Qeshlaq, and Qeshlaq Khas).

## Gallery[edit]

* Kishlak in Djizak region of Uzbekistan

* Mountain village in Tajikistan

* Sap village in Navoi region of Uzbekistan

* The village of Bobosurkhon in the Gissar district of Tajikistan

* Kishlak Nilu in Gissar district of Tajikistan

* Shohon village in the Gissar district of Tajikistan

* Mirankul kishlak in the Samarkand region of Uzbekistan

* Elok village in Faizabad district of Tajikistan

## See also[edit]

* Aul

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Kishlak" Archived 2012-06-12 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia of Central Asia

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