Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue ( ka, ილია ჭავჭავაძის გამზირი) is one of the main avenues of
Tbilisi and is named after the writer
Ilia Chavchavadze
Prince Ilia Chavchavadze ( ka, ილია ჭავჭავაძე; 8 November 1837 – 12 September 1907) was a Georgian public figure, journalist, publisher, writer and poet who spearheaded the revival of Georgian nationalism during the ...
. The avenue is located on the right bank of the
Kura River in the
Vake district of Tbilisi and is a continuation of Melikishvili and
Rustaveli Avenue. It was originally, from 1935 to 1957 named Niko Marr Street after the orientalist
Nicholas Marr.
Gallery
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References
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Streets in Tbilisi
Vake, Tbilisi