Tavisupleba Street

Overview

Tavisupleba Street (Georgian: თავისუფლების ქუჩა, “Freedom Street”) is a short residential street in the Saburtalo district of Tbilisi, in Didi Dighomi, in the Zurgovana area. According to OpenStreetMap (OSM) data, it runs from north to south, from the junction of Tornike Eristavi Street and Merab Kostava Street to the street that OSM still labels Asi Atasi Motsami Street.

According to OSM, the street is about 430 m long. Tbilisi has another street with the same name, in the Gldani district (Zahesi area). The Georgian word tavisupleba means “freedom”.

Location

In OSM the street is mapped as two sections (about 155 m and 271 m, 426 m in total). The northern end is at the junction of Tornike Eristavi and Merab Kostava streets (about 41.8012° N, 44.7599° E). From there the street runs south-east, then turns south and finally south-west, ending at about 41.7981° N, 44.7595° E. The ends are about 340 m apart in a straight line. The midpoint is at about 41.7996° N, 44.7611° E.

From north to south, the following streets meet it (distance from the northern end, per OSM):

• Tornike Eristavi Street and Merab Kostava Street — northern end

• Samachablo Street — about 105 m

• Goderdzi Chokheli Street — about 155 m

• Afkhazeti Street — about 200 m

• Asi Atasi Motsami Street (OSM name) — southern end, about 430 m

In OSM and Nominatim address data, the street lies in the Zurgovana neighbourhood; the postcode is 0159.

Name and legal acts

The street name is the Georgian word for “freedom”. No official document stating the date of or reason for the naming could be found in the Legislative Herald of Georgia (matsne.gov.ge).

Several decisions concern neighbouring streets. By order No. 694 of 20 December 2024, the Tbilisi City Council gave Asi Atasi Motsami Street in Zurgovana (together with nearby unnamed streets) the name Street of the National Hero of Georgia Mikha Khelashvili, according to the attached map. OSM does not yet reflect this change. Earlier, by order No. 455 of 27 November 2015, the council named three unnamed streets in Zurgovana, Saburtalo district, after Nukri Gergedava, Otar Zukhbaia and Aleksandre Berulava.

Transport

There is no metro station near the street. Based on OSM coordinates, the nearest stations are Sarajishvili (about 3.65 km) and Guramishvili (about 3.9 km), in a straight line. The nearest bus stop mapped in OSM, “Zurgovana” (No. 2685), is about 270 m from the street.

Nearby places

• Public School No. 221 — about 330 m (to the east).

• Kindergarten No. 198 — about 410 m (to the south).

• Campus of the Free University and the Agricultural University of Georgia — about 0.9 km (to the north-east).

Distances are straight-line, calculated from OSM coordinates to the nearest point of the street.

FAQ

1) Where is Tavisupleba Street?
In the Saburtalo district of Tbilisi, in Didi Dighomi (Zurgovana area): it runs south from the junction of Tornike Eristavi and Merab Kostava streets.

2) Are there other Tavisupleba Streets in Tbilisi?
Yes. According to OSM and Nominatim, there is another street with the same name in the Gldani district (Zahesi area).

3) How long is the street?
According to OSM, about 430 m (two sections, 426 m in total).

4) Which streets does it connect to?
Tornike Eristavi, Merab Kostava, Samachablo, Goderdzi Chokheli and Afkhazeti streets, and in the south the street mapped in OSM as Asi Atasi Motsami Street.

5) What does the name mean?
Tavisupleba is the Georgian word for “freedom”; no official naming document could be found.

6) What changed on the neighbouring street in 2024?
By Tbilisi City Council order No. 694 of 20 December 2024, Asi Atasi Motsami Street in Zurgovana was given the name Mikha Khelashvili Street.

7) What is the nearest metro station?
Sarajishvili, about 3.65 km in a straight line; there is no metro near the street.

8) Is there a school nearby?
Public School No. 221 is about 330 m from the street in a straight line.

9) How is the name written in Latin script?
In national romanisation it is Tavisupleba Street (as in OSM).

Sources

• Tavisupleba Street (southern section) — OpenStreetMap

• Tavisupleba Street (northern section) — OpenStreetMap

• Zurgovana — OpenStreetMap

• Didi Dighomi — OpenStreetMap

• Asi Atasi Motsami Street (OSM name) — OpenStreetMap

• Tbilisi City Council order No. 694 of 20 December 2024 — Legislative Herald of Georgia (in Georgian)

• Tbilisi City Council order No. 455 of 27 November 2015 — Legislative Herald of Georgia (in Georgian)

• Public School No. 221 — OpenStreetMap

• Kindergarten No. 198 — OpenStreetMap

• Bus stop “Zurgovana” — OpenStreetMap

• Sarajishvili metro station — OpenStreetMap

• Tavisupleba Street, Gldani district (a different street) — OpenStreetMap