Düzkışla, Banaz
Düzkışla is a neighborhood (village) in the Banaz District of Uşak Province in Turkey. Its population is 144 (2020).[1] It is located approximately 19 kilometers southeast of Banaz, on a plateau at an altitude of about 1200 meters.[2]
Name
The name of the village means, literally, "flat barracks" (Turkish: düz, "flat", + kışla, "barracks" or "winter quarters").
History
The date of the founding of the village is not known, but it is reported to have been founded by nomadic Yörüks.[3]
Economy
The village economy is agricultural, based on sheep, goats, wheat, barley, lentils, and chickpeas.[4]
Local features
To the northeast of the village in the locality of Ahlatlı is the Düzkışla Höyük, the remains of a Late Neolithic-Early Chalcolithic settlement.[5]
To the north of the village is the Düzkışla Ruins Höyük (Düzkışla Ören Höyük Mevkii), the remains of a small settlement, probably from late antiquity.[6]
To the northeast of the village is the Düzkışla Lake and Irrigation Facility, a dam and reservoir opened in 2015 for irrigation.[7]
References
- ^ "2020 Yılı Nüfus Bilgileri" [Population Data for 2020]. T.C. Uşak İl Özel İdaresi (in Turkish). Cumhurbaşkanlığı İletişim Merkezi. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Düzkışla Köyü" [Düzkışla Village]. T.C. Banaz Kaymakamlığı (in Turkish). Cumhurbaşkanlığı İletişim Merkezi. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Düzkışla Köyü". T.C. Banaz Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Düzkışla Köyü". T.C. Banaz Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ Yılmaz, Mehmet Ali (2020). "İç Batı Anadolu Neolitik-Kalkolitiğine Dair Yeni Bulgular: Düzkışla Höyük, Uşak" [New Insights Regarding the Neolithic-Chalcolithic of Inner Western Anatolia: Düzkışla Höyük, Uşak]. Anadolu Araştırmaları (in Turkish) (23): 4, 7. doi:10.26650/anar.2020.23.760308. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ Yılmaz, Mehmet Ali (2019). "Uşak Protohistorik Dönem Yüzey Araştırmaları Projesi (UPDAP) 2017 Yılı Sonuçları (İlk Sezon)" [Uşak Protohistoric Period Surface Survey Project (UPDAP) Results, 2017 (First Season)]. 36. Araştırma Sonuçları Toplantısı. 40. Uluslararası Kazı, Araştırma ve Arkeometri Sempozyumu (in Turkish). Vol. 2. Ankara: Kültür Varlıkları ve Müzeler Genel Müdürlüğü Yayınları. p. 431.
- ^ "Uşak İli 2024 Yılı Çevre Durum Raporu" [Uşak Province Environmental Status Report, 2024] (PDF). Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Uşak Valiliği. 2025. p. 25. Retrieved 19 February 2026.