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Since its foundation by the monarch of Georgia's ancient precursor Kingdom of Iberia, Tbilisi has been an important cultural, political and economic center of the Caucasus and served, with intermissions, as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics. Under the Russian rule, from 1801 to 1917 it was called Tiflis and held the seat of ...
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) is the capital and largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of ...
Tbilisi commonly known by its former name Tiflis, and often mispronounced as Tiblisi, is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mtkvari River at the altitude of 400m above sea level with a population of roughly 1.5 million inhabitants. Was founded by King Vakhtang Gorgasali in the fifth century, and continues to ...
1 day ago · In 1921 it was made capital of the Georgian republic. Modern Tbilisi is an attractive city: the Mtkvari, bordered on the right bank by a boulevard, lies partly in a steep gorge and is made broader by the Ortachalskaya hydroelectric plant in the city. Beside the river, the old town, with narrow, winding streets, is dominated by the ruins of the ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The name Tbilisi (the place of warmth) was therefore given to the city because of the area's numerous sulfuric hot springs. Until 1936, the name of the city in English and most other languages followed the Persian pronunciation [10] Tiflis, while the Georgian name was ტფილისი (Ṭpilisi). [11]
1846 Tbilisi was made the centre of the Tbilisi (Tiflis) Governorate. The city grew economically and new buildings were built, many in a European style. New roads and railways were also built, connecting Tbilisi to Russia, Batumi, Poti, Baku, and Yerevan. By the middle of 19th century Tbilisi was the most important city of the Tsarist Caucasus.
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The attractive city of Tbilisi (formerly called Tiflis) became the capital of the independent republic of Georgia following the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991. The city stretches for about 19 miles (30 kilometers) along the Kura River, where it separates the Trialeti and Kartli mountain ranges.
