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Tbilisi – My City K.KOBAKHIDZE, SCHOOL 207, TBILISI, GEORGIA 2012

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Tbilisi – My City

K.KOBAKHIDZE, SCHOOL 207, TBILISI, GEORGIA

2012

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The Map of Tbilisi

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THE LEGEND OF TBILISI• According to an old legend, the present-day territory of Tbilisi

was covered by forests as late as 458. King Vakhtang I Gorgasali of Georgia went hunting in the heavily wooded region with a falcon . The King's falcon caught a pheasant during the hunt, after which both birds fell into a nearby hot spring and died from burns. King Vakhtang became so impressed with the hot springs that he decided to cut down the forest and build a city on the location. The name Tbilisi derives from the Old Georgian word "Tpili" ( ), meaning warm. The name 'Tbili' or 'Tbilisi' ('warm თბილიlocation') was therefore given to the city because of the area's numerous sulphuric hot springs that came out of the ground.

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King Vakhtang Gorgasali

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Tbilisi-Capital of a unitied Georgian state

• In 1122 King of Georgia David the Builder moved his residence from Kutaisi (Western Georgia) to Tbilisi, making it the capital of a unified Georgian State. From 12–13th centuries, Tbilisi became a dominant regional power with a thriving economy (with well-developed trade and skilled labour) and a well-established social system. By the end of the 12th century, the population of Tbilisi had reached 100,000. The city also became an important literary and a cultural center not only for Georgia but for the larger civilized world as well. During Queen Tamar's reign, Shota Rustaveli worked in Tbilisi while writing his legendary epic poem, The Knight in the Panther's Skin. This period is often referred to as "Georgia's Golden Age" or the Georgian Renaissance.

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The Great People from History

David the Builder Shota Rustaveli

Queen Tamar

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POLITICS AND ADMINISTRATION• The status of Tbilisi, as the nation's capital, is defined by the Article 10 in

the Constitution of Georgia .• Tbilisi is governed by the Tbilisi Assembly (Sakrebulo) and the

Tbilisi City Hall (Meria). • Administratively, the city is divided into raions (districts), which have their

own units of central and local government with jurisdiction over a limited scope of affairs. Tbilisi raions include:

• Old Tbilisi ( )ძველი თბილისი• Vake-Saburtalo ( - )ვაკე საბურთალო• Didube-Chughureti ( - )დიდუბე ჩუღურეთი• Gldani-Nadzaladevi ( - )გლდანი ნაძალადევი• Isani-Samgori ( - )ისანი სამგორი• Didgori ( )დიდგორი

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Tbilisi Assembly & City Hall

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L O C A T I O N

• Tbilisi is located in the South Caucasus in Eastern Georgia on both banks of the Mtkvari River from 380–770 meters above sea level (1246–1968 ft) and has the shape of an amphitheatre surrounded by mountains on three sides. To the north, Tbilisi is bounded by the Saguramo Range, to the east and south-east by the Iori Plain, to the south and west by sub-ranges of the Trialeti Range.

• The relief of Tbilisi is complex. The part of the city lies on the left bank of the Mtkvari River for more than 30 km (19 mi) from the Avchala District to River Lochini. The part of the city which lies on the right side of the Mtkvari River on the other hand is built along the foothills of the Trialeti Range.

• To the north of the city, there is a large reservoir (commonly known as the Tbilisi Sea) fed by irrigation canals.

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C l i m a t e• The climate of Tbilisi can be classified as moderately humid subtropical.

The city's climate is influenced both by dry (Central Asian/Siberian) air masses from the east and humid subtropical (Atlantic/Black Sea) air masses from the west. Tbilisi experiences relatively cold winters and hot summers.

• The average annual temperature in Tbilisi is 12.7 °C (54.9 °F). January is the coldest month with an average temperature of 0.9 °C (33.6 °F). July is the hottest month with an average temperature of 24.4 °C (75.9 °F). The absolute minimum recorded temperature is −23 °C (−9 °F) and the absolute maximum is 40 °C(104 °F). May is the wettest month (90 mm) while January is the driest (20 mm). Snow falls on average 15–25 days per year. Northwesterly winds dominate in most parts of Tbilisi throughout the year. Southeasterly winds are common as well.

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POPULATION OF TBILISI

• Tbilisi is a multicultural city. The city is home to more than 100 different ethnic groups. Around 89% of the population is ethnically Georgian, with significant populations of other ethnic groups such as Armenians, Russians, and Azeris. Along with the above mentioned groups, Tbilisi is also home to various other ethnic groups including Ossetians, Abkhazians,Ukrainians, Greeks, Germans, Jews, Estonians, Kurds, Assyrians, and others.

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R e l i g i o n• More than 95% of the residents of Tbilisi practise various forms

of Christianity (the most predominant of which is theGeorgian Orthodox Church). The Russian Orthodox Church, which is in Full communion with the Georgian, and theArmenian Apostolic Church have significant following within the city as well. A large minority of the population (around 4%) practises Islam (mainly Sunni Islam). Judaism is also common, but to a lesser extent (about 2% of Tbilisi's population practises Judaism). Tbilisi has been historically known for religious tolerance. This is especially evident in the city's Old Town, where a mosque, synagogue, and Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches can all be found within less than 500 metres (1,600 ft) from each other.

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Unique Buildings of Tbilisi

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Tbilisi Parks