Drakhtik () is a village in the
Shoghakat Municipality
Gegharkunik (, ) is a provinces of Armenia, province (''Administrative divisions of Armenia, marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik is inhabited by approximately 209,669 people and the majority are ethnic Armenian ...
of the
Gegharkunik Province
Gegharkunik (, ) is a provinces of Armenia, province (''Administrative divisions of Armenia, marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar. Gegharkunik is inhabited by approximately 209,669 people and the majority are ethnic Armenian ...
of
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
.
Etymology
The village was previously known as ''Tokhluja''
(;
;
). The current name of the village, Drakhtik, means "little paradise" in Armenian.
History
Drakhtik, then known as Tokhluja, was part of the
Nor Bayazet uezd of the
Erivan Governorate
The Erivan Governorate was a province ('' guberniya'') of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, with its centеr in Erivan (present-day Yerevan). Its area was 27,830 sq. kilometеrs, roughly corresponding to what is now most of central ...
within the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...
.
presents the statistics of the village in the early 20th century as follows:
Economy
The population is engaged in animal husbandry, vegetable growing and grain cultivation.
Demographics
The population of Drakhtik since 1829 is as follows:
Gallery
Lake Sevan, Armenia.jpg, Panorama of Lake Sevan from near Drakhtik.
References
External links
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Populated places in Gegharkunik Province
Former Azerbaijani inhabited settlements
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