Avlabari
Avlabari
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![]() ![]() Avlabari The map of Tiflis in 1914. You can see Avlabari district in right down part of the map. | |
Coordinates: 41°41′35″N 44°48′57″E / 41.69306°N 44.81583°ECoordinates: 41°41′35″N 44°48′57″E / 41.69306°N 44.81583°E | |
Country | Georgia |
City | Tbilisi |
Raioni | Old Tbilisi |
Time zone | UTC+4 (Georgian Time) |
Avlabari (Georgian: ავლაბარი Avlabari, Armenian: Հավլաբար Havlabar) is a neighborhood of Old Tbilisi on the left bank (east side) of the Kura River. The 11th-13th century chronicles mention it as , 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 Avlabari was populated heavily by Armenians, but recently their number have diminished.[citation needed]
Churches[]
The churches in the Avlabari district include:
- The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi - the third-tallest Eastern Orthodox cathedral in the world
- The Metekhi Church - the oldest church in Avlabari
- Church of the Red Gospel, Tbilisi, a ruined 18th century Armenian Apostolic Church
- Ejmiatsin Church, Tbilisi, an 18th-century Armenian church near Avlabari Square
Transportation[]
The neighborhood is served by the Avlabari metro station.
Notable residents[]
- Arshak Ter-Gukasov, Russian-Armenian general (1819-1881)
- Nikol Aghbalian, Armenian public figure and historian (1875-1947)
Gallery[]
Metekhi Georgian cathedral
The renovated Avlabari metro station
The 18th century Saint Ejmiatsin Armenian Church
The ruined Armenian Church of the Red Gospel
Remnants of Darejan Palace.
References[]
- ^ Arus Harutyunyan, Contesting national identities in an ethnically homogeneous state, Western Michigan University, p.184
- Neighborhoods of Tbilisi