Drakhtik


Drakhtik is a village in the Shoghakat Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.

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 within the Russian Empire. Bournoutian presents the statistics of the village in the early 20th century as follows:
OwnershipTreasury
Inhabited space21 desyatinas
Vegetable gardens3 desyatinas
Irrigated plowed fields24 desyatinas
Unirrigated plowed fields1,156 desyatinas
Unirrigated fodder fields460 desyatinas
Yaylaks362 desyatinas
Total land2,026 desyatinas
Total households155
Total income7,291 rubles
Total land taxes1,624.83 rubles
Army tax255 rubles
Upkeep of officials526.36 rubles
Total revenue2,406.19 rubles
Large livestock1,490
Small livestock1,309

Economy

The population is engaged in animal husbandry, vegetable growing and grain cultivation.

Demographics

The population of Drakhtik since 1829 is as follows:
YearPopulationNote
1829296
1831296100% Muslim
1873466100% Tatar
1886681100% Tatar
1897935100% Muslim. 495 men and 440 women.
19041,170
19141,373Mainly Tatar. Also recorded as 1,285
19161,330
19191,199Mainly Turkish
19221,176100% Turkish-Tatar
19261,4131,403 Turks, 5 Armenians, 5 Russians. Also recorded as 1,417
19311,723100% Turkish
19391,840
19591,528
19702,469
19792,664
20011,044
2004871
2011909