Kiziqi Street

Overview

Kiziqi Street (Georgian: ქიზიყის ქუჩა; also spelled Kiziki) is a street in the Samgori district of Tbilisi, in Kvemo Samgori and Orkhevi (the Airport area). According to OpenStreetMap (OSM) data, the street starts in the west at the Kakheti Highway and runs in an almost straight line east towards Orkhevi.

According to OSM, the main section of the street is about 3.2 km long; including two short branches, the roads bearing the street’s name total about 3.5 km. Most of the street is mapped in OSM as a tertiary road, and its easternmost part (about 370 m) as a residential street. The street crosses railway spur lines in two places, at level crossings.

Location

According to OSM, the western end of the street is on the Kakheti Highway (about 41.6847° N, 44.8890° E). About 230 m from there, Ekaterine Baghdavadze Street joins it. The street then runs east: about 1 km from the western end it crosses the first railway level crossing, and about 2.6 km from it the second. At about 2 km Korneli Sanadze Street joins it, and at about 2.75 km a short branch (about 130 m) leads south to Evtikhi Zhvania Street.

In its eastern part the street makes a curve and ends at about 41.6852° N, 44.9238° E. The midpoint of the main section is at about 41.6846° N, 44.9074° E.

In OSM and Nominatim address data, the western and middle parts of the street belong to Kvemo Samgori and the eastern part to Orkhevi (Airport); the postcodes are 0182 (western part) and 0190 (eastern part). North of the western end lie the blocks of Mesame Masivi (the 3rd Massive of Varketili). The nearest metro station is Varketili, about 1.7 km from the western end of the street in a straight line.

Name

The street’s name matches that of the historical region of Kiziqi. No official document stating the date of or reason for the naming could be found (a search on matsne.gov.ge returned no results). In national romanisation ქიზიყი is written Kiziqi, the form also used in OSM; English-language literature often spells it Kiziki.

Kiziqi (old name Kambechovani) is a historical-geographical region in eastern Georgia. It covered the land north of the Mtkvari (Kura) river, in the basins of the lower Iori and Alazani rivers — the territory of the present-day Sighnaghi and Dedoplistskaro municipalities. The region was originally part of Hereti and later became part of the Kingdom of Kakheti. The name “Kiziqi” appears in historical sources from the 15th century. In the 18th century the region’s boundaries were described by Vakhushti Bagrationi.

Nearby places

• Public School No. 108 — about 300 m (near the western end).

• Mesame Masivi (3rd Massive of Varketili) — north of the western end, about 380 m.

• Varketili metro station — about 1.7 km.

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

FAQ

1) Where is Kiziqi Street?
In the Samgori district of Tbilisi, in Kvemo Samgori and Orkhevi (Airport): from the Kakheti Highway east to Orkhevi.

2) What is the street named after?
Its name matches that of the historical region of Kiziqi; no official naming document could be found.

3) How long is the street?
According to OSM, the main section is about 3.2 km; including branches it is about 3.5 km.

4) Which streets does it connect to?
The Kakheti Highway and Ekaterine Baghdavadze, Korneli Sanadze and Evtikhi Zhvania streets.

5) Does the street cross a railway?
Yes. According to OSM it crosses railway spur lines in two places, at level crossings.

6) What is the nearest metro station?
Varketili, about 1.7 km from the western end of the street in a straight line.

7) What is Kiziqi?
A historical-geographical region in eastern Georgia on the lower Iori and Alazani — the territory of the present-day Sighnaghi and Dedoplistskaro municipalities.

8) Is it “Kiziqi Street” or “Kiziki Street”?
National romanisation writes ყ as “q”, so the name is Kiziqi Street (as in OSM); “Kiziki” is a common English spelling of the region’s name.

9) Is there a school nearby?
Public School No. 108 is about 300 m from the western end of the street.

Sources

• Kiziqi Street (western section) — OpenStreetMap

• Kiziqi Street (middle section) — OpenStreetMap

• Kiziqi Street (eastern section) — OpenStreetMap

• Kiziqi Street (branch to Evtikhi Zhvania Street) — OpenStreetMap

• Kakheti Highway — OpenStreetMap

• Railway level crossing on Kiziqi Street — OpenStreetMap

• Kvemo Samgori — OpenStreetMap

• Orkhevi, Airport — OpenStreetMap

• Varketili metro station — OpenStreetMap

• Public School No. 108 — OpenStreetMap

• Kiziqi — Georgian Wikipedia

• Kiziki — Russian Wikipedia