Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue Explained

Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue
Map Size:280
Former Names:Nikolai Marr Street
Part Of:Vake, Vake District, Tbilisi
Namesake:Ilia Chavchavadze
Length Km:2.5
Width:40 mi
Construction Start Date:1930s

Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue (Georgian: ილია ჭავჭავაძის გამზირი) is one of the main avenues of Tbilisi and is named after the writer Ilia Chavchavadze. The avenue is located on the right bank of the Kura River in the Vake district of Tbilisi and is a continuation of Melikishvili and Rustaveli Avenue. It was originally, from 1935 to 1957 named Niko Marr Street after the orientalist Nicholas Marr.[1]

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41.7102°N 44.7643°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue . Tbilisi Street Name Database . Tbilisi City Hall . 28 January 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725071407/http://www.tbilisi.gov.ge/streets_new/index.php . 25 July 2011 .