Kishlak

 ( Types Of Village ) 

Kishlak or qishlaq (, , , , ), or qıştaq () qıstaw () is a rural settlement of semi- Turkic peoples of Central Asia and Azerbaijan. The meaning of the term is "wintering place" in Turkic languages (derives from Turkic qış - winter). "Kishlak" , Encyclopedia of Central Asia

The converse term is Yaylak, a summer pasture.

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

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

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