Achabeti Street

Overview

Achabeti Street (Georgian: აჩაბეთის ქუჩა) is a street in the Isani district of Tbilisi, in Vazisubani. According to OpenStreetMap (OSM), it is about 530 m long. The street starts in the east, at the junction of Simon and Tina Qaukhchishvili Street and Temur Kevkhishvili Street, and runs west.

The street has two side lanes — Achabeti 1st Lane and Achabeti 2nd Lane. In OSM the western part of the street (about 310 m) and both lanes are tagged as unpaved; no surface is given for the eastern part.

Location

According to OSM, the eastern end of the street is at about 41.7055° N, 44.8433° E. From there it runs south-west and then west, ending at about 41.7053° N, 44.8384° E. The midpoint of the street is at about 41.7053° N, 44.8410° E.

From east to west, the street is joined by:

• Simon and Tina Qaukhchishvili Street and Temur Kevkhishvili Street (eastern end);

• Achabeti 1st Lane — on the north side; about 340 m long, it runs west;

• Achabeti 2nd Lane — on the south side; about 270 m long, it runs south-west;

• several unnamed residential streets and access roads (as mapped in OSM).

Temur Kevkhishvili Street got its name by Decision No. 80 of the Tbilisi City Council of 21 February 2023, which named an unnamed street next to Simon and Tina Qaukhchishvili Street, together with an adjoining dead end, after the choirmaster Temur Kevkhishvili.

There is no metro station close to the street. The nearest one, Isani, is about 2.0 km away in a straight line.

Name

We could not find the official decision giving the street its name in the Legislative Herald of Georgia (Matsne), so the date and reason for the naming are not confirmed by sources.

Achabeti is a historical place name. According to the Georgian Wikipedia article based on the Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia (vol. 2, 1977), Achabeti is an old village and fortress on the right bank of the Liakhvi River; the present-day villages are Zemo Achabeti and Kvemo Achabeti. The 7th-century Armenian Geography lists the “Achabeti gorge” among the districts of Kartli, and in 1744 Prince Erekle (later King Erekle II) defeated Givi Amilakhvari and his allied Ottoman troops near Achabeti. A 2008 decree of the Government of Georgia lists Zemo and Kvemo Achabeti among the villages of the Didi Liakhvi valley. These villages are in the Tskhinvali region — occupied territory under the Law of Georgia on Occupied Territories. The sources do not state that the street is named after this village.

Nearby places

• Monastery of St. Athanasius the Athonite (a monastery for monks, as named in OSM) — about 180 m;

• Public School No. 163 named after Ekvtime Taqaishvili — about 280 m;

• Public School No. 92 — about 540 m.

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

FAQ

1) Where is Achabeti Street?
In the Isani district of Tbilisi, in Vazisubani.

2) How long is the street?
About 530 m, according to OpenStreetMap.

3) Where does the street start?
In the east, at the junction of Simon and Tina Qaukhchishvili Street and Temur Kevkhishvili Street; from there it runs west.

4) How many lanes does the street have?
Two — Achabeti 1st Lane (about 340 m) and Achabeti 2nd Lane (about 270 m).

5) Is the street paved?
In OSM the western part of the street (about 310 m) and both lanes are tagged as unpaved; no surface is given for the eastern part.

6) What does the name Achabeti mean?
Achabeti is the name of a historical village and fortress in the Liakhvi valley (today Zemo and Kvemo Achabeti). We could not find the street's naming decision, so a link to this village is not confirmed.

7) Where is the village of Achabeti?
Zemo and Kvemo Achabeti are villages of the Didi Liakhvi valley in the Tskhinvali region — occupied territory under the Law of Georgia on Occupied Territories.

8) What is the nearest metro station?
Isani, about 2.0 km in a straight line.

9) What is near the street?
The Monastery of St. Athanasius the Athonite (about 180 m) and Public School No. 163 named after Ekvtime Taqaishvili (about 280 m), in a straight line.

Sources

• Achabeti Street — OpenStreetMap (also sections 211104285, 1066153139, 211104278; length, junctions)

• Achabeti 1st Lane — OpenStreetMap (also section 1066153141)

• Achabeti 2nd Lane — OpenStreetMap (also section 925854828)

• Decision No. 80 of the Tbilisi City Council (21.02.2023) naming an unnamed street and dead end near Simon and Tina Qaukhchishvili Street after choirmaster Temur Kevkhishvili — Legislative Herald of Georgia (in Georgian)

• Decree No. 451 of the Government of Georgia (07.07.2008) on electricity debts of residents of villages of the Didi Liakhvi valley (Zemo Achabeti, Kvemo Achabeti and others) — Legislative Herald of Georgia (in Georgian)

• Achabeti — Georgian Wikipedia (based on the Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2, 1977)

• Monastery of St. Athanasius the Athonite — OpenStreetMap

• Public School No. 163 named after Ekvtime Taqaishvili — OpenStreetMap

• Isani metro station — OpenStreetMap