Kishlak

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title: Kishlak
text: Kishlak or qishlaq, or qıştaq qıstaw 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. The converse term is yaylaq, a summer pasture. Traditionally, a clay/mud fence 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.
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