Dighomi Massive
Dighomi Massive — a Didube District neighbourhood on the right bank of the Mtkvari: built from 1960, 6 quarters, Robakidze Avenue, boundaries, schools and map.
About Dighomi Massive
Overview
The Dighomi Massive (Georgian: დიღმის მასივი, Dighmis masivi) is a neighbourhood of Tbilisi in Didube District, on the right bank of the Mtkvari (Kura), on the Dighomi plain. It is divided into 6 quarters, and its central thoroughfare is Grigol Robakidze Avenue.
Construction of the first housing estates in Dighomi began in 1960. Didube District consists of two neighbourhoods, Didube and the Dighomi Massive; unlike Didube, the Dighomi Massive lies on the right bank of the river.
Location and boundaries
The centre of the neighbourhood is at approximately 41.7627° N, 44.7749° E (OpenStreetMap). Under Tbilisi City Council Resolution No. 16-35 of 5 December 2014, territorial unit No. 25 — Dighomi Massive is bounded as follows:
the boundary starts on the axis of the Mtkvari riverbed, which separates the Dighomi Massive from Didube, and follows the Dighomi ravine (Dighmis Khevi) up to Gelovani Avenue;
it then follows the axis of Gelovani Avenue and the central axis of David Aghmashenebeli Alley to the Dighomi–Gldani highway;
there it turns east, includes the right-hand side of the traffic interchange, and follows the northern outline of the bridge to the middle of the Mtkvari, returning along the river to the starting point.
To the west, across David Aghmashenebeli Alley, lies Didi Dighomi in Saburtalo District; according to English Wikipedia, Vashlijvari is situated near the I quarter and close to the II quarter of the Massive. Across the Mtkvari to the east is Didube.
History
In 1960, 270 hectares were set aside on the right bank of the Mtkvari, along the Didube bridge: 150 ha went to housing and the rest to parks, sports facilities and other uses.
The administrative history of the area is tied to Didube District:
29 September 1931 — by a resolution of the Presidium of the Tbilisi City Executive Committee, the Stalin District was created;
11 November 1961 — it was renamed the First of May (Pervomaisky) District;
From June 1990 — Didube District;
2000–2013 — the district was part of Didube-Chugureti District, after which a separate Didube District was re-established.
Administrative status
Under the 2014 resolution Didube District is divided into two territorial units: No. 24 — Didube and No. 25 — Dighomi Massive. Resolution No. 8-18 of 18 March 2022 changed only the district map and the description of the Krtsanisi units in the 2014 resolution.
Streets, education and institutions
The central thoroughfare is Grigol Robakidze Avenue; other streets include Boris Paichadze, Evgeni Mikeladze, Sandro Akhmeteli, Chaladze and Beliashvili streets.
The Dighomi Massive has five public schools — No. 130, 134, 140, 147 and 169. It is home to FC Dinamo Tbilisi, the Avaza football school, the Georgian Judo Federation, the Tbilisi Main Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and the Tbilisi Court of Appeals.
Nearby sights
Dighomi forest park — founded in 1934, it first served as a tree nursery and windbreak and later became a recreation area. It once covered up to 200 hectares, shrank to about 75 ha in the 1990s, and in 2007 its forest area was set at 20.5 ha.
Monuments — to King David the Builder (Aghmashenebeli), Saint Nino and the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky.
FAQ
1) Where is the Dighomi Massive?
In Tbilisi’s Didube District, on the right bank of the Mtkvari River, on the Dighomi plain. Coordinates: approximately 41.7627° N, 44.7749° E.
2) Which district does it belong to?
Didube District. Under the 2014 division it is the district’s territorial unit No. 25; the other unit (No. 24) is Didube.
3) What borders the Dighomi Massive?
To the east the Mtkvari, with Didube across the river; to the west, across David Aghmashenebeli Alley, Didi Dighomi; Vashlijvari lies near the I and II quarters.
4) When was the Dighomi Massive built?
Construction of the first housing estates in Dighomi began in 1960.
5) How much land was allocated?
270 hectares on the right bank of the Mtkvari along the Didube bridge: 150 ha for housing and the rest for parks, sports facilities and other uses.
6) How is it divided?
Into 6 quarters (kvartali).
7) What is the main street?
Grigol Robakidze Avenue, the central thoroughfare of the estate.
8) Which schools are there?
Five public schools: No. 130, No. 134, No. 140, No. 147 and No. 169.
9) What institutions are located here?
Among others, FC Dinamo Tbilisi, the Avaza football school, the Georgian Judo Federation, the Tbilisi Main Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Tbilisi Court of Appeals.
10) What is the Dighomi forest park?
A forest park in the Dighomi Massive founded in 1934; it once covered up to 200 hectares and shrank to about 75 ha in the 1990s.
Sources
Streets
Dighomi Massive — 38 streets
Nearby microdistricts
Didube — other microdistricts