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Tbilisi

City

Capital of Georgia and, in Soviet times, of the Georgian Soviet Republic.

View on map 41.72° N, 44.79° E Wikipedia

Names

until 1936 Tiflis

Held by

1789 – October 24, 1813 Qajar Iran de facto
October 23, 1813 – September 14, 1917 Russian Empire de facto
September 14, 1917 – November 7, 1917 Russia de facto
December 6, 1917 – April 22, 1918 Russia de facto
May 26, 1918 – March 30, 1921 Georgia de facto
December 30, 1922 – December 25, 1991 Soviet Union de facto
since December 26, 1991 Georgia de facto

Capital of

since 1122 Georgia

Events here 8

June 26, 1907 1907 Tiflis bank robbery
March 9, 1956 1956 Georgian demonstrations
April 9, 1989 Massacre of Tbilisi
December 22, 1991 – January 6, 1992 1991–1992 Georgian coup d'état
November 3–23, 2003 Rose Revolution
June 14, 2015 2015 Tbilisi flood
March 6, 2023 2023–2024 Georgian protests
October 28, 2024 2024–2026 Georgian protests