Patkana Village Site :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Patkana Village Site

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Orojalar

Location

The ruins of the once existing village of Patkana are preserved right opposite Orojalar, on the right bank of the river Parvana.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 549.

Historical Introduction
1595 y․

In 1595 it paid 5,000 akches to the State Treasury.

”გურჯისტანის ვილაიეთის დიდი დავთარი”, էջ 233: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 549.

1714 y․

In the days of Village Head Osman, in 1714 the authorities exacted 3,000 akches from the local residents who had already been converted to Islam by force.

”ჩილდირის ეიალეთის ჯაბა დავთარი 1694-1732 წწ.”, გვ. 142. Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 549.

1930 y․

In the 1930s, Patkana still represented a prospering village.

ბერძენიშვილი ნ., idem, p. 67. Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 551.

Population
1914 — 1926 yy․

Patkana, which had a population of 160 souls in 1914, remained inhabited by Turks until the year 1918. Later it was populated by Armenians who constituted 135 souls in 1926.

“Кавказский календарь на 1915 г.”, Тифлис, 1914, стр. 171. Արոյան Ս., Բեկորներ Մշո ջոջ քարի, Երևան, 1997, էջ 125: Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 551.