. ძველი თბილისი . ვაკე საბურთალო . დიდუბე-ჩუღურეთი . გლდანი-ნაძალადევი . ისანი-სამგორი . დიდგორი .
. Old Tbilisi .Vake- Saburtalo . Didube-Chughureti . Gldani-Nadzaladevi . Isani-Samgori . Didgori Region .
Tbilisi, in Georgian: თბილისი), is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari (Kura) River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form Tpilisi and it was officially known as Тифлис (Tiflis) in Russian, until 1936. The city covers an area of 726 km² (280.3 square miles) and has 1,093,000 inhabitants.
Founded in the 5th century AD by Vakhtang Gorgasali, the Georgian King of Kartli (Iberia), and made into a capital in the 6th century, Tbilisi is a significant industrial, social, and cultural center. The city is also emerging as an important transit route for global energy and trade projects. Located strategically at the crossroads between Europe and Asia and lying along the historic Silk Road routes, Tbilisi has often been the point of contention between various rivaling powers and empires. The history of the city can be seen by its architecture, where the Haussmannized Rustaveli Avenue and downtown are blended with the narrower streets of the medieval Narikala district.
The status of Tbilisi, as the nation’s capital, is defined by the Article 10 in the Constitution of Georgia (1995) and the Law on Georgia’s Capital – Tbilisi. Tbilisi is governed by the Tbilisi Assembly (Sakrebulo) and the Tbilisi City Hall (Meria). The City Assembly gets elected once every four years. The mayor gets elected by the City Assembly.
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