Vake, Tbilisi
Vake
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Neighborhood of UTC+4 (Georgian Time) | |
Postal code | 0179 [2] |
Vake (
The name originated in the 19th century, meaning a plain or flat place.[
Since January 1906, Vake was incorporated into Tbilisi.[citation needed] Intensive construction began in the 1920s. For a long time, this neighbourhood was connected to the center of Tbilisi only by Melikishvili Street. In 1957, as a result of reconstruction of the lower part of Varaziskhevi, it became connected to Heroes Square. In 1958, Vake-Saburtalo Connection Highway (currently[when?] Mikheil Tamarashvili Street) was also constructed.
The border starts from Heroes Square and goes up the axis of Varaziskhevi Street, crosses Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue, then passes along the axis of Kekelidze Street in Varaz gorge and follows the gorge to the head, where it turns right and goes in the north-west direction, crosswise. In the back (abundant) gorge gorge, on the left it leaves the Kaklebi summer settlement and from the Bagebi to the Kaklebi settlement it connects to the Tbilisi-Tskneti highway, follows this highway to the extreme north-west curve and connects directly to the Tbilisi administrative border, to the left.
Vere to the top of the northern watershed ridge, from where the border joins the Tbilisi-Nafetvari road to University Street, then follows University Street to the intersection of Tamarashvili Street. From where the border runs along Tamarashvili Street in a south direction for 450 meters. Then the border turns east and follows the river. Vere watershed at a distance of 1300 meters, from where the border crosses the river. In the Vere riverbed and continues to the Heroes Square.[4]
Currently,[when?] Vake is one of the largest residential areas of Tbilisi.[citation needed] There are also high schools, research centers, administrative institutions, etc. In 1946, Vake Park was opened (formerly Victory Park, Architect K. Dgebuadze, Dendrologist N. Tsitsishvili). In 1982, Children's park and recreation park Mziuri was opened.[citation needed]
Gallery
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Tbilisi State University building in 1918
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Tbilisi State University main campus
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Chavchavadze Street in 2004
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Central Fountain
See also
- Vake Park
- Irakli Abashidze street
- Zakaria Paliashvili street
Bibliography
- Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia V4, p. 274, Tbilisi, 1979.
- Kvirkvelia, T., Old Tbilisi Settlements, pp. 36–37, Tbilisi, 1985.
References
- ^ "Ქ. თბილისის მუნიციპალიტეტში დადგენილ ადმინისტრაციულ საზღვრებში არსებული ადმინისტრაციული ერთეულების - რაიონების ტერიტორიულ ერთეულებად – უბნებად დაყოფის შესახებ".
- ^ Find a postal code gpost.ge
- ^ "A Complete Neighborhood Guide to Tbilisi". theculturetrip.com. Culture Trip. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Ქ. თბილისის მუნიციპალიტეტში დადგენილ ადმინისტრაციულ საზღვრებში არსებული ადმინისტრაციული ერთეულების – რაიონების ტერიტორიულ ერთეულებად – უბნებად დაყოფის შესახებ".