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OqrokanaOqrokana (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] HistorySome 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. DemographicsAccording 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 alsoReferences
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