G. Fanjikidze Street

Overview

G. Fanjikidze Street (Georgian: გ. ფანჯიკიძის ქუჩა; also spelled Panjikidze) is a short street in central Kutaisi, in the Mepesutubani neighbourhood. In OpenStreetMap (OSM) it is mapped under its full name, “Guram Fanjikidze Street”, and lies within the “Kalak-Muzeumi” (City-Museum) administrative unit.

According to OSM, the street is about 124 m long. It links two central streets, Tamar Mepe Street and Akaki Tsereteli Street.

Location

According to OSM, the eastern end of the street (about 42.2691° N, 42.7058° E) is at Tamar Mepe Street. The western end (about 42.2689° N, 42.7044° E) is at the junction where Akaki Tsereteli Street and Alexander Pushkin Street meet. The middle of the street is at about 42.2690° N, 42.7048° E.

Based on OSM geometry the street is approximately 124 m long. Along the way only two unnamed service driveways join it.

Name

On this site the street is called “G. Fanjikidze Street”, while OpenStreetMap gives the full name “Guram Fanjikidze Street”. We could not find a Kutaisi City Council naming decision for this street in the Legislative Herald of Georgia (matsne.gov.ge). The link to Guram Fanjikidze therefore rests on the OSM label.

According to Georgian Wikipedia, Guram Fanjikidze (born 22 April 1933 in Tbilisi; died 1997 in Tbilisi) was a Georgian writer and editor. He graduated from the Georgian Polytechnic Institute in 1956 and worked at the Rustavi metallurgical plant. His first short stories were published in 1964 and his first novel, The Seventh Heaven, appeared in the journal Tsiskari in 1967. His other novels include The Purest Gem (Tvali Patiosani), The Year of the Active Sun (Shota Rustaveli State Prize, 1981) and The Spiral, which Sulakauri Publishing calls one of the most striking examples of Georgian science fiction.

At different times he edited the almanac Gantiadi and the journal Tsiskari, and from 1979 he was director of the Sabchota Sakartvelo publishing house. He wrote the screenplays for the films Levan Khidasheli, The Purest Gem and The Spiral. He is buried in the Didube Pantheon.

Nearby places

• Colchis Fountain — on Tamar Mepe Street; about 280 m in a straight line from the middle of the street.

• Meliton Balanchivadze Kutaisi Opera and Ballet Theatre — about 330 m in a straight line.

• Central Garden “Bulvari” — about 340 m in a straight line.

Distances are calculated from OpenStreetMap coordinates.

FAQ

1) Where is G. Fanjikidze Street?
In central Kutaisi, in the Mepesutubani neighbourhood. In OpenStreetMap it lies within the “Kalak-Muzeumi” (City-Museum) administrative unit.

2) Which streets does it connect?
Tamar Mepe Street and Akaki Tsereteli Street. Alexander Pushkin Street also joins it at its western end.

3) How long is the street?
About 124 m, according to OpenStreetMap.

4) Who is the street named after?
In OpenStreetMap the full name is “Guram Fanjikidze Street”. We could not find an official naming document.

5) Who was Guram Fanjikidze?
A Georgian writer and editor (1933–1997), author of the novels The Seventh Heaven, The Purest Gem, The Year of the Active Sun and The Spiral; winner of the Shota Rustaveli State Prize (1981).

6) What is near the street?
The Colchis Fountain (about 280 m), the Kutaisi Opera and Ballet Theatre (about 330 m) and the Central Garden “Bulvari” (about 340 m), in a straight line.

7) What are the street’s coordinates?
The middle of the street is at about 42.2690° N, 42.7048° E (OpenStreetMap).

8) Why “Fanjikidze” and not “Panjikidze”?
This site writes the Georgian letter ფ as “f” in Latin script, so the English form is “G. Fanjikidze Street”. The spelling “Panjikidze” is also common.

Sources

• Guram Fanjikidze Street — OpenStreetMap (geometry, length, junctions)

• Mepesutubani — OpenStreetMap

• Guram Fanjikidze — Georgian Wikipedia

• Guram Panjikidze — Sulakauri Publishing (biography)

• Meliton Balanchivadze Kutaisi Opera and Ballet Theatre — OpenStreetMap

• Colchis Fountain — OpenStreetMap

• Central Garden “Bulvari” — OpenStreetMap