Drakhtik ( hy, Դրախտիկ) is a village in the
Shoghakat Municipality of the
Gegharkunik Province
Gegharkunik ( hy, Գեղարքունիք, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Gavar.
Gegharkunik Province is located at the eastern part of Armenia, bordering Azerbaijan. It includes the exclave of Artsvas ...
of
Armenia
Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
.
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
The Nor Bayazet or Novobayazet ''uezd'' was a county (''uezd'') of the Erivan Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The ''uezd'' bordered the Alexandropol uezd to the north, the Etchmiadzin and Erivan uezds to the west, t ...
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 A ...
within the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...
.
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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