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Tbilisi city overview
Tbilisi is a city in Georgia shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Airport baseTbilisi Shota Rustaveli (TBS)
Known forTbilisi, Capital city of Georgia, Tbilisi planning base 3, Tbilisi planning base 4
RegionGeorgiaGeorgia
Time zoneAsia/Tbilisilocal time
Founded522historical origin
City history
522–534), the successor of Vakhtang I, moved the capital of Iberia from Mtskheta to Tbilisi and began construction of the fortress wall that lined the city's new boundaries.
In 1065, the Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan campaigned against the Kingdom of Georgia, subjugated Tbilisi, and built a mosque in the city. Capital of Georgia In 1121, after the Battle of Didgori against the.
Following the establishment of the Tiflis Governorate (Gubernia) in 1846, Tbilisi became its capital.
Under the national government, Tbilisi turned into the first Caucasian University City after the Tbilisi State University was founded in 1918.
In June 2015, a flood killed at least twenty people and caused animals from the city's zoo to be released into the streets. Politics and administration The status of Tbilisi, as the nation's capital.
In the 1320s, the Mongols retreated from Georgia, and Tbilisi became the capital of an independent Georgian state, once again.
Arabic dirhams were brought to Georgia following the Arab conquest in the seventh century, and a mint was founded in Tbilisi that produced coins with inscriptions in both Arabic and Georgian.
David moved his residence from Kutaisi to Tbilisi, making it the capital of a unified Georgian State, thus inaugurating the Georgian Golden Age.
The city also became an important literary and cultural center, not only for Georgia, but also for the Eastern Orthodox world of the time.
The nation itself maintained a form of "semi-independence" and did not lose its statehood, but Tbilisi would be strongly influenced by the Mongols for the next century, both politically and culturally.
During this period, many parts of Tbilisi were reconstructed and rebuilt.
Russian Imperial administrators implemented a new Western-style city plan and commissioned new buildings and infrastructure, including roads and railroads connecting Tbilisi to other important cities in the Russian Empire, such as Batumi and Poti.
The main new artery built under Russian administration was Golovin Avenue (present-day Rustaveli Avenue), on which the Viceroys of the Caucasus established their residence.
It was in the former Viceroy of the Caucasus's palace where the independence of three Transcaucasus nations – Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan – was declared by their respective national councils on 26 to 28.
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Tbilisi
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Capital city of Georgia
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli (TBS) arrival plan
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Transport notes
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