Kishlak or qishlaq (, , , , ), or qñà Âtaq () qñstaw () 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 qÃ±à  - winter).
The converse term is yaylaq, a summer pasture.
Traditionally, a clay/mud fence (dewal, duval, from Persian: ïÃÂÃÂçñ divÃÂr) surrounds a kishlak.
The term may be seen in the toponyms, such as Afgan-Kishlak (Uzbekistan), Yangi-Kishlak (Turkmenistan), Mangyshlak (Kazakhstan), Qñà Âlaq (Azerbaijan) or Qeshlaq in Iran (such as Qeshlaq, Qareh Qeshlaq, and Qeshlaq Khas).