Luka Asatiani Street

Overview

Luka Asatiani Street (Georgian: ლუკა ასათიანის ქუჩა) is a street in Batumi, Autonomous Republic of Adjara. It runs from south-east to north-west, from Mamia Varshanidze Street to Shota Rustaveli Street. According to OpenStreetMap (OSM), it is about 2.15 km long.

The northern part of the street, from Ilia Chavchavadze Street to Rustaveli Street (about 775 m), lies in Old Batumi; the southern parts belong to the Bagrationi I and Javakhishvili districts. The street bears the name of Luka Asatiani (1836–1901), the first elected city head (mayor) of Batumi.

Location

The southern end of the street is on Mamia Varshanidze Street (about 41.6341° N, 41.6446° E) and the northern end on Shota Rustaveli Street (about 41.6511° N, 41.6327° E). The midpoint of the whole street is at about 41.6427° N, 41.6388° E.

According to OSM district boundaries, the first ~440 m of the street, up to Petre Bagrationi Street, are in Javakhishvili; the section from there to Chavchavadze Street (up to about 1.4 km) is in Bagrationi I; north of Chavchavadze Street the street is in Old Batumi.

From south to north, the street crosses or is joined by Demetre Tavdadebuli Lane, Urekhi Lane, Petre Bagrationi Street, and Giorgi Saakadze, David Guramishvili, Kakutsa Cholokashvili, Academician Mamia Komakhidze, Besiki, Giorgi Brtskinvale, Alexander Pushkin and Ilia Chavchavadze Streets. In Old Batumi it crosses Stefane Zubalashvili, Vakhtang Gorgasali, Farnavaz Mefe, Zurab Gorgiladze, Kote Marjanishvili, Memed Abashidze and David Kldiashvili Streets before ending at Shota Rustaveli Street.

In OSM, the southern and middle parts of the street are a two-lane tertiary road with sidewalks on both sides. North of Chavchavadze Street most of the street is one-way towards Rustaveli Street, with a separate cycle track; some sections are paved with stone setts.

Name

In OSM, every section of the street is linked by an etymology tag to Wikidata item Q16371864, Luka Asatiani. According to Georgian Wikipedia, grateful citizens named two streets after him, in Kutaisi and in Batumi. The date and the official document of the street's naming could not be found.

Luka Asatiani

According to Georgian Wikipedia and the National Library of Georgia:

• He was born in 1836 in the village of Kvitiri near Kutaisi, into a family of minor nobility. He worked at the Baku district court, the Kutaisi district court and the provincial administration in Yerevan.

• He was the first elected city head of Kutaisi (from the late 1870s).

• After the first elections to the Batumi city duma (1894), he was elected city head of Batumi on 25 January 1895 and re-elected in 1898.

• According to Georgian Wikipedia, during his administration swamps around Batumi were drained and storm-water canals were built, and the construction of the city council building began on his initiative.

• He died in 1901 in Batumi and was buried in his native Kvitiri. A monument to him was unveiled in Batumi in 2013.

Nearby places

• Bust of Luka Asatiani — near the Zurab Gorgiladze Street junction, about 30 m.

• Mirkami Church (Bagrationi I) — about 50 m.

• Art Museum (Adjara State Art Museum, 8 Zurab Gorgiladze Street) — about 60 m.

• Batumi Professional State Theatre of Puppets and Young Spectators — about 65 m.

• Batumi Public Library — about 95 m.

• Batumi Synagogue — about 100 m.

• Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God — about 140 m.

• Ilia Chavchavadze Public School No. 1 — about 140 m.

• Adjara Museum named after Khariton Akhvlediani — about 180 m.

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

FAQ

1) Where is Luka Asatiani Street?
In Batumi. It runs from Mamia Varshanidze Street to Shota Rustaveli Street; its northern part, from Ilia Chavchavadze Street to Rustaveli Street, is in Old Batumi.

2) How long is the street?
According to OpenStreetMap, the whole street is about 2.15 km long and the Old Batumi section about 775 m.

3) Which districts does the street cross?
According to OSM boundaries, Javakhishvili, Bagrationi I and Old Batumi.

4) Who is the street named after?
Luka Asatiani (1836–1901), a Georgian public figure and the first elected city head (mayor) of both Kutaisi and Batumi.

5) When was Luka Asatiani mayor of Batumi?
According to Georgian Wikipedia, he was elected city head on 25 January 1895 and re-elected in 1898.

6) Which streets does it cross in Old Batumi?
Stefane Zubalashvili, Vakhtang Gorgasali, Farnavaz Mefe, Zurab Gorgiladze, Kote Marjanishvili, Memed Abashidze and David Kldiashvili Streets.

7) Is the street two-way?
According to OSM, most of the street north of Chavchavadze Street is one-way towards Rustaveli Street; the southern part is a two-lane tertiary road.

8) Is there a monument to Luka Asatiani?
OSM maps a bust of Luka Asatiani about 30 m from the street, near the Zurab Gorgiladze Street junction; Georgian Wikipedia says the monument was unveiled in 2013.

9) What is near the street?
The Art Museum (~60 m), the Theatre of Puppets and Young Spectators (~65 m), Batumi Synagogue (~100 m) and the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God (~140 m).

Sources

• Luka Asatiani Street (Old Batumi section) — OpenStreetMap

• Luka Asatiani Street (northern end at Rustaveli Street) — OpenStreetMap

• Luka Asatiani Street (Bagrationi I section) — OpenStreetMap

• Luka Asatiani Street (Javakhishvili section) — OpenStreetMap

• Old Batumi (boundary) — OpenStreetMap

• Bagrationi I (boundary) — OpenStreetMap

• Javakhishvili (boundary) — OpenStreetMap

• Bust of Luka Asatiani — OpenStreetMap

• Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God — OpenStreetMap

• Adjara State Art Museum — OpenStreetMap

• Batumi State Theatre of Puppets and Young Spectators — OpenStreetMap

• Luka Asatiani — Georgian Wikipedia

• "Luka N. Asatiani, head of the city of Batumi" (1901) — National Library of Georgia, Iverieli

• Luka Asatiani (Q16371864) — Wikidata