Avlabari ( ka, ავლაბარი ''Avlabari'', hy, Հավլաբար ''Havlabar'') is a neighborhood of
Old Tbilisi
Old Tbilisi ( ka, ძველი თბილისი, ''dzveli t'bilisi'') was an administrative district (raioni) in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, from 2007 to 2013. Although the term "Old Tbilisi" has long been used to denote a historical part ...
on the left bank (east side) of the
Kura River. The 11th-13th century chronicles mention it as
Isani, which is now one of the larger municipal regions of Tbilisi. Nowadays one of the upcoming hip neighborhoods of the city, Avlabari is being extensively gentrified.
The Armenian community
Avlabari ( hy, Հավլաբար ''Havlabar'') was long known as the center of Armenian life of Tbilisi.
[Arus Harutyunyan, ''Contesting national identities in an ethnically homogeneous state'', Western Michigan University, p.184]
The
Armenian Pantheon of Tbilisi
The Armenian Pantheon of Tbilisi, also known as Khojivank ( ka, ხოჯივანქი ''Khojivank'i''; hy, Խոջիվանք) or Khojavank ( hy, Խոջավանք), is an Armenian architectural complex in north-eastern part of Avlabar ...
is located in Avlabari. Until recently Avlabari was populated heavily by Armenians, but recently their number have diminished.
Churches
The churches in the Avlabari district include:
* The
Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi
The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi ( ka, თბილისის წმინდა სამების საკათედრო ტაძარი ''Tbilisis cminda samebis sakatedro tadzari''), commonly known as Sameba ( ka, სა ...
- the
third-tallest Eastern Orthodox cathedral in the world
* The
Metekhi
Metekhi (Metechi; ka, მეტეხი) is a historic neighborhood of Tbilisi, Georgia, located (42.92N 44.34E) on the elevated cliff that overlooks the Mtkvari river. The neighborhood is home to the eponymous Metekhi Church of Assumption.
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Church - the oldest church in Avlabari
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Church of the Red Gospel, Tbilisi, a ruined 18th century
Armenian Apostolic Church
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Ejmiatsin Church, Tbilisi, an 18th-century Armenian church near Avlabari Square
Transportation
The neighborhood is served by the
Avlabari metro station.
Notable residents
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Arshak Ter-Gukasov
Arshak Ter-Gukasov ( hy, Արշակ Տեր-Ղուկասյան; 1819 – 8 January 1881) was a Lieutenant-General of the Russian Empire. Born to an Armenian family in Tiflis, he started his military career in 1850 and was subsequently involved in th ...
, Russian-Armenian general (1819-1881)
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Nikol Aghbalian, Armenian public figure and historian (1875-1947)
Gallery
File:Metekhi church, tbilisi.JPG, Metekhi
Metekhi (Metechi; ka, მეტეხი) is a historic neighborhood of Tbilisi, Georgia, located (42.92N 44.34E) on the elevated cliff that overlooks the Mtkvari river. The neighborhood is home to the eponymous Metekhi Church of Assumption.
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Georgian cathedral
Image:Թիֆլիսի Սուրբ Էջմիածին Եկեղեցին.JPG, The 18th century Saint Ejmiatsin Armenian Church
File:Church of the Red Gospel.jpg, The ruined Armenian Church of the Red Gospel
File:2014 Tbilisi, Pałac królowej Daredżan (01).jpg, Remnants of Darejan Palace.
References
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Neighborhoods of Tbilisi