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:

Economy

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

Demographics

The population of Drakhtik since 1829 is as follows:

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