Some archeological findings in Oqrokana date back to the 17th to 16th century BC, from which time burial mounds could be excavated.[2]
The French scholar Frederick de Beavoir (1798 - 1850) provides us with information about Oqrokana in the 19th century: His records include Christian shrines, watchtowers, and fortresses. His writings further indicate that the valley's sole cultivated crop was barley.[3]
The Lands in Modern Day Oqrokana Once belonged to an aristocratic noble family going by the name of Gabashvili. They received it via dowry from a polish noble, Ivan Poltoratsky of which, due to the marriage of one of the members of the Gabashvili family, Nadezhda Gabashvili to Ivan. In the 1900s, the so-called The idea of constructing an "Upper Tbilisi" was formulated. According to the plan, "Upper Tbilisi" would be built within the domains of modern-day Oqrokana. Poltoratsky's Family conceded the lands over to a Belgian company for the initial project. The construction began as a Street Network was formulated, alongside The construction of the Mtatsminda Funicular to connect Tbilisi Major with "Upper Tbilisi". The Gabashvili Countryhouse was transformed into a School. The School was named after Ivan Poltoratsky's son-in-law, Ekvtime Takaishvili, whom had made a name for himself in Georgia due to him being a public benefactor.
Demographicsedit
According to a 2014 Estimate, around 2253 people reside in Oqrokana,[4] With 98.1% of the Population being ethnic Georgians, 0.5% Armenians, and 0.3% Ossetians.
oqrokana, georgian, ოქროყანა, pronounced, oqro, kana, village, mtatsminda, district, tbilisi, georgia, located, trialeti, range, elevation, above, level, contents, history, demographics, also, referenceshistory, editsome, archeological, findings, date, back, 1. Oqrokana Georgian ოქროყანა pronounced as Oqro kana is a village in the Mtatsminda District of Tbilisi Georgia located on the Trialeti Range Its elevation above sea level is 760 m 1 Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editSome archeological findings in Oqrokana date back to the 17th to 16th century BC from which time burial mounds could be excavated 2 The French scholar Frederick de Beavoir 1798 1850 provides us with information about Oqrokana in the 19th century His records include Christian shrines watchtowers and fortresses His writings further indicate that the valley s sole cultivated crop was barley 3 The Lands in Modern Day Oqrokana Once belonged to an aristocratic noble family going by the name of Gabashvili They received it via dowry from a polish noble Ivan Poltoratsky of which due to the marriage of one of the members of the Gabashvili family Nadezhda Gabashvili to Ivan In the 1900s the so called The idea of constructing an Upper Tbilisi was formulated According to the plan Upper Tbilisi would be built within the domains of modern day Oqrokana Poltoratsky s Family conceded the lands over to a Belgian company for the initial project The construction began as a Street Network was formulated alongside The construction of the Mtatsminda Funicular to connect Tbilisi Major with Upper Tbilisi The Gabashvili Countryhouse was transformed into a School The School was named after Ivan Poltoratsky s son in law Ekvtime Takaishvili whom had made a name for himself in Georgia due to him being a public benefactor Demographics editAccording to a 2014 Estimate around 2253 people reside in Oqrokana 4 With 98 1 of the Population being ethnic Georgians 0 5 Armenians and 0 3 Ossetians See also editEkvtime Takaishvili Mtatsminda District Mtatsminda Park SololakiReferences edit Bolashvili Nana Neidze Vazha 19 October 2022 The Physical Geography of Georgia 1 ed Springer Cham p 177 ISBN 978 3 030 90752 5 Kakhiani Kakha Sagona Antonio Sagona Claudia Kvavadze Eliso Bedianashvilli Giorgi Messager Erwan Martin Lucie Herrscher Estelle Martkoplishvili Inga Birkett Rees Jessie Longford Catherine 2013 Archaeological Investigations at Chobareti in southern Georgia the Caucasus Ancient Near Eastern Studies 50 Peeters Publishers 1 138 doi 10 2143 ANES 50 0 2975510 Akhaladze Lia Shiolashvili Nino Pkhaladze Tamar Burduli Gvantsa Kistauri Gela 2021 FOR COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH OF TRUSO VALLEY 1 23 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help http pop stat mashke org georgia ethnic loc2014 htm 41 41 14 N 44 46 25 E 41 68722 N 44 77361 E 41 68722 44 77361 nbsp This Georgia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oqrokana amp oldid 1185865913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
