List of things named after Shota Rustaveli explained

This is a list of places, buildings, roads and other things named for the medieval Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli.

Geographic locations

• Rustaveli Avenue, one of the central thoroughfares in Tbilisi, Georgia
• Shota Rustaveli Street, Kyiv, street in Kyiv
• Shota Rustaveli Street, Tashkent, street in Tashkent
• Shota Rustaveli Peak, a mountain in the central part of the Greater Caucasus

Organizations

• Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation, a Georgian government agency supporting fundamental research and education^[1]
• Shota Rustaveli Society, a civil organization established in Georgia in 1988^[2]

Structures

• Rustaveli Cinema, a movie theatre in Tbilisi, Georgia
• Shota Rustaveli State Academic Theatre, a theatre in Tbilisi, Georgia
• Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, a research institute in Tbilisi, Georgia
• Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University, an educational institution in Tbilisi, Georgia
• Shota Rustaveli State University, an educational institution in Batumi, Georgia
• Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport, Georgia's main international airport
• Rustaveli, a metro station of Tbilisi Metro

Ships

• , a former Soviet cargo ship
• , a former Soviet cruise ship

Other

• Shota Rustaveli Prize, a prize awarded by the Georgian government in the fields of art and science^[3]
• Rustaveli, a basin located in the northern hemisphere of Mercury^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation. rustaveli.org.ge. 30 June 2015.
2. Book: Jones. Stephen. Georgia: A Political History Since Independence. 2015. I.B.Tauris. 978-1784530853. 273.
3. Web site: A Ministry of Culture, Monument Protection and Sport announces a competition for Shota Rustaveli and national prizes. Ministry of Culture of Georgia. 30 June 2015. 7 April 2010.
4. Web site: NASA - The Knight in the Panther's Skin. NASA. 3 August 2016. en. 18 July 2011.