Kishlak

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]

For another meaning, see Yaylak. For settlements in Armenia and Azerbaijan, see Qışlaq. For settlements in Iran, see Qeshlaq.
A kishlak near Samarkand of early 1900s

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), Qışlaq (Azerbaijan) or Qeshlaq in Iran (such as Qeshlaq, Qareh Qeshlaq, and Qeshlaq Khas).




  • 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

References
  1. "Kishlak", Encyclopedia of Central Asia
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