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Tbilisi (English: / t ə b ɪ ˈ l iː s i, t ə ˈ b ɪ l ɪ s i / ⓘ tə-bil-EE-see, tə-BIL-iss-ee; [7] Georgian: თბილისი, pronounced [ˈtʰbilisi] ⓘ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis [a] (/ ˈ t ɪ f l ɪ s / ⓘ TIF-liss), [7] (Georgian: ტფილისი, romanized: t'pilisi [tʼpʰilisi]) is the capital and largest city of Georgia, lying on ...
Tbilisi Railway station (Georgian: თბილისის ცენტრალური სადგური, tbilisis tsent'raluri sadguri) is a railway station located in Tbilisi, Georgia. Originally built in 1872, Tbilisi Railway station has undergone various architectural transformations, and currently serves as a combined railway ...
Red and white colors predominate in the white marble station: in accordance with the composition created from the flag of Georgia and a red rose. After the demolition of the "Tbilisi" department store and the construction of "Tbilisi Gallery" in its place (2017-2018), the new upper pavilion of the "Freedom Square" metro station (the old one no ...
TAV Airports Holding, which owns 76% shares in Tbilisi airport operator TAV Urban Georgia, agreed with the Georgian state-owned United Airports of Georgia to reconstruct and extend the unused runway, one of the two runways at the Tbilisi airport, in line with ICAO standards to accept all type of aircraft, including the Boeing 747-8, Airbus A380 ...
The Freedom Square has also been the site of various mass demonstrations including those for Georgia's independence (from the Soviet Union), the Rose Revolution, and others. In 2005 the Freedom Square was the location where U.S. President George W. Bush and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili addressed a crowd of around 100,000 people in ...
300 Aragveli Samasi Aragveli (300 არაგველი), named in honor to the 300 soldiers from the Aragvi River valley who fell, defending Tbilisi against the Persians in 1795. Avlabari (ავლაბარი), bears the name of the historic district of Tbilisi where the metro station is situated.
On 11 January 1966, the Tbilisi Metro was opened: [8] it was the first and only Metro system in Georgia and the fourth one in the former Soviet Union (after Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Kyiv) when the first six stations were opened. Since then, the system has steadily grown into a two-line, 23-station network.
Tbilisi National Park (Georgian: თბილისის ეროვნული პარკი) is one of nine national parks in Georgia, located in Mtskheta Municipality to the north of the city of Tbilisi. [1] The historical town of Mtskheta lies right outside of the western boundary of the park. The national park was established in 1973 ...