Drakhtik

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

Etymology
The village was previously known as Tokhluja (Toxluca; Тохлуджа;  Թոխլուջա ). 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: