Ivertubani

Overview

Ivertubani (Georgian: ივერთუბანი) is a residential settlement in Tbilisi, in the Chughureti district. The district also includes Chughureti, Kukia, Svanetisubani and Arsenali. Tbilisi City Council documents refer to the area as the “so-called Ivertubani” or the “Ivertubani settlement” in the Chughureti district.

The origin of the name, when the settlement was founded, its population and its official boundaries are not described in the sources we checked. This page therefore gives only facts confirmed by documents.

Location

In OpenStreetMap the centre of Ivertubani is at approximately 41.7294° N, 44.8370° E. On the map the settlement lies within about 41.720°–41.738° N and 44.820°–44.848° E, north-east of the city centre.

The main streets are Ivertubani Street and Zakaria Jorjadze Street. Straight-line distances to nearby neighbourhoods are about 1.8 km to Lotkini (Nadzaladevi district) and about 2.9 km to Svanetisubani (Chughureti district).

Streets and their names

In recent years the Tbilisi City Council has named several previously unnamed streets and passages in Ivertubani:

• 23 June 2015 (No. 224) — an unnamed street next to Ivertubani Street was named after Tamar and Akaki Papava.

• 2 October 2015 (No. 373) — an unnamed street next to Zakaria Jorjadze Street in the “so-called Ivertubani” was named Barakoni, after the old Georgian domed church in Racha.

• 27 November 2015 (No. 460) — a passage next to Jumber Betashvili Street was named Jumber Betashvili 2nd Passage.

• 27 November 2015 (No. 469) — an unnamed passage next to Zakaria Jorjadze Street was given the name Zakaria Jorjadze.

• 6 March 2018 (No. 52) — an unnamed passage next to Ivertubani Street was named Ivertubani 1st Passage.

• 23 July 2021 (No. 340) — an unnamed street next to Nodar and Paata Kherkheulidze Street was named after the military doctor General Davit Mgeladze.

Administrative status

Ivertubani belongs to the Chughureti district. According to Georgian Wikipedia, the district was created in 1939 as the Molotov district, renamed the October district in 1957 and the Chughureti district in June 1990. From 2000 to 2013 Chughureti was part of the merged Didube-Chughureti district.

Transport

Based on OpenStreetMap coordinates, the nearest metro stations to the centre of Ivertubani are Station Square (about 3.3 km) and Nadzaladevi (about 3.4 km). Both distances are in a straight line. There is no metro station in the neighbourhood.

FAQ

1) Where is Ivertubani?
In Tbilisi’s Chughureti district, north-east of the city centre (about 41.73° N, 44.84° E).

2) Which district is Ivertubani in?
Chughureti district.

3) What are the main streets?
Ivertubani Street and Zakaria Jorjadze Street.

4) Which streets has the City Council named in Ivertubani recently?
They include Tamar and Akaki Papava Street (2015), Barakoni Street (2015), Ivertubani 1st Passage (2018) and General Davit Mgeladze Street (2021).

5) What is Barakoni Street named after?
Barakoni, an old Georgian domed church in Racha. The street was given this name in 2015.

6) Which neighbourhoods are nearby?
Lotkini, about 1.8 km away, and Svanetisubani, about 2.9 km away (straight-line distances).

7) What is the nearest metro station?
Station Square (about 3.3 km) and Nadzaladevi (3.4 km), in a straight line.

8) Where does the name Ivertubani come from?
The origin of the name is not described in the sources we checked.

9) How many people live in Ivertubani?
No official population figure is published for the neighbourhood itself.

Sources

• Tbilisi City Council decision No. 224 of 23 June 2015 (Tamar and Akaki Papava Street) — Legislative Herald of Georgia (in Georgian)

• Tbilisi City Council decision No. 373 of 2 October 2015 (Barakoni Street, so-called Ivertubani) — Legislative Herald of Georgia (in Georgian)

• Tbilisi City Council decision No. 460 of 27 November 2015 (Jumber Betashvili 2nd Passage) — Legislative Herald of Georgia (in Georgian)

• Tbilisi City Council decision No. 469 of 27 November 2015 (Zakaria Jorjadze name) — Legislative Herald of Georgia (in Georgian)

• Tbilisi City Council decision No. 52 of 6 March 2018 (Ivertubani 1st Passage) — Legislative Herald of Georgia (in Georgian)

• Tbilisi City Council decision No. 340 of 23 July 2021 (General Davit Mgeladze Street) — Legislative Herald of Georgia (in Georgian)

• Chughureti District — Georgian Wikipedia

• Chughureti District — English Wikipedia

• Ivertubani — OpenStreetMap (outline, coordinates, streets, metro station locations)