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: OwnershipTreasuryInhabited space21 desyatinas (0.34 sq km)Vegetable gardens3 desyatinas (0.05 sq km)Irrigated plowed fields24 desyatinas (0.39 sq km)Unirrigated plowed fields1,156 desyatinas (18.94 sq km)Unirrigated fodder fields460 desyatinas (7.54 sq km)Yaylaks362 desyatinas (5.93 sq km)Total land2,026 desyatinas (33.20 sq km)Total households155 (All Tatar (later known as Azerbaijani))Total income7,291 rublesTotal land taxes1,624.83 rublesArmy tax255 rublesUpkeep of officials526.36 rublesTotal revenue2,406.19 rublesLarge livestock1,490Small 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: YearPopulationNote18292961831100% Muslim1873466100% Tatar (later known as Azerbaijani)18866811897935100% Muslim. 495 men and 440 women.19041,17019141,373Mainly Tatar. Also recorded as 1,28519161,33019191,199Mainly Turkish19221,176100% Turkish-Tatar19261,4131,403 Turks, 5 Armenians, 5 Russians. Also recorded as 1,41719311,723100% Turkish19391,84019591,52819702,46919792,66420011,04420048712011909
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