Drakhtik
Place in Gegharkunik, Armenia
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Drakhtik (Armenian: Դրախտիկ) is a village in the Shoghakat Municipality of the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia.[2]
Drakhtik
Դրախտիկ | |
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A view of Drakhtik | |
  Drakhtik  Drakhtik | |
| Coordinates: 40°33′54″N 45°14′16″E | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Province | Gegharkunik |
| Municipality | Shoghakat |
| Elevation | 1,981 m (6,499 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 909 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AMT) |
| Postal code | 1311 |
| Drakhtik at GEOnet Names Server | |
Etymology
History
Drakhtik, then known as Tokhluja, was part of the Nor Bayazet uezd of the Erivan Governorate within the Russian Empire.[6] Bournoutian presents the statistics of the village in the early 20th century as follows:[4]
| Ownership | Treasury |
|---|---|
| Inhabited space | 21 desyatinas (0.34 sq km) |
| Vegetable gardens | 3 desyatinas (0.05 sq km) |
| Irrigated plowed fields | 24 desyatinas (0.39 sq km) |
| Unirrigated plowed fields | 1,156 desyatinas (18.94 sq km) |
| Unirrigated fodder fields | 460 desyatinas (7.54 sq km) |
| Yaylaks | 362 desyatinas (5.93 sq km) |
| Total land | 2,026 desyatinas (33.20 sq km) |
| Total households | 155 (All Tatar (later known as Azerbaijani)) |
| Total income | 7,291 rubles |
| Total land taxes | 1,624.83 rubles |
| Army tax | 255 rubles |
| Upkeep of officials | 526.36 rubles |
| Total revenue | 2,406.19 rubles |
| Large livestock | 1,490 |
| Small livestock | 1,309 |
Economy
The population is engaged in animal husbandry, vegetable growing and grain cultivation.[9]
Demographics
The population of Drakhtik since 1829 is as follows:[9][8] [better source needed]
| Year | Population | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1829 | 296 | |
| 1831 | 100% Muslim | |
| 1873 | 466 | 100% Tatar (later known as Azerbaijani) |
| 1886 | 681 | |
| 1897 | 935 | 100% Muslim. 495 men and 440 women.[7] |
| 1904 | 1,170 | |
| 1914 | 1,373 | Mainly Tatar. Also recorded as 1,285 |
| 1916 | 1,330 | |
| 1919 | 1,199 | Mainly Turkish |
| 1922 | 1,176 | 100% Turkish-Tatar |
| 1926 | 1,413 | 1,403 Turks, 5 Armenians, 5 Russians. Also recorded as 1,417 |
| 1931 | 1,723 | 100% Turkish |
| 1939 | 1,840 | |
| 1959 | 1,528 | |
| 1970 | 2,469 | |
| 1979 | 2,664 | |
| 2001 | 1,044 | |
| 2004 | 871 | |
| 2011[1] | 909 |
Gallery
Panorama of Lake Sevan from near Drakhtik.
