Düzkışla is a neighborhood (village) in the Banaz District of Uşak Province in Turkey. Its population is 144 (2020). It is located approximately 19 kilometers southeast of Banaz, on a plateau at an altitude of about 1200 meters.
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.
Economy The village economy is agricultural, based on sheep, goats, wheat, barley, lentils, and chickpeas.
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.
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.
To the northeast of the village is the Düzkışla Lake and Irrigation Facility, a dam and reservoir opened in 2015 for irrigation.
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