Avlabari

Avlabari
ავლაბარი
district

Flag
Raioni Old Tbilisi
Time zone Georgian Time (UTC+4)

Avlabari (Georgian: ავლაბარი Avlabari) is a neighborhood of Old Tbilisi 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 (Armenian: Հավլաբար Havlabar) was long known as the center of Armenian life of Tbilisi.[1] The Armenian Pantheon of Tbilisi is located in Avlabari. Until recently Havlbar was populated heavily by Armenians, but recently their number have diminished.

Churches

The churches in the Avlabari district include:

Transportation

The neighborhood is served by the Avlabari metro station.

Notable residents

Gallery

References

  1. Arus Harutyunyan, Contesting national identities in an ethnically homogeneous state, Western Michigan University, p.184

Coordinates: 41°41′35″N 44°48′57″E / 41.693149°N 44.815824°E / 41.693149; 44.815824

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, March 28, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.