Suliko Tortladze Street

Overview

Suliko Tortladze Street (Georgian: სულიკო თორთლაძის ქუჩა) is a street in the Krtsanisi district of Tbilisi, in Ortachala. It links Tsinanauri Street with Taboris Mta Street and, according to OpenStreetMap (OSM), is about 660 m long.

The street got its current name in December 2025. Tbilisi City Council gave a section of Nadikvari 3rd Street the name of the basketball player Suliko Tortladze. On the same day, the old Suliko Tortladze Street became part of Taboris Mta Street.

Location

According to OSM, the street’s western end is at Tsinanauri Street (about 41.6775° N, 44.8125° E). From there it runs east-north-east and ends at Taboris Mta Street (about 41.6802° N, 44.8194° E). OSM maps it in two sections with a combined length of 661 m: the western one is asphalt, the eastern one concrete. Several unnamed local roads and driveways join it along the way. The midpoint along its length is at about 41.6789° N, 44.8159° E.

Based on OSM coordinates, the nearest metro station is 300 Aragveli, about 1.3 km in a straight line from the middle of the street. Avlabari is about 1.5 km away.

Naming history

On 19 December 2025 Tbilisi City Council adopted two decisions on streets in the Krtsanisi district:

• No. 137 — a section of Nadikvari 3rd Street, an unnamed street next to it and Suliko Tortladze Street were given the name Taboris Mta (Taboris Mta Street was extended). An unnamed dead end next to Suliko Tortladze Street became Taboris Mta 1st Dead End.

• No. 138 — a section of Nadikvari 3rd Street was given the name of the sportsman and basketball player Suliko Tortladze.

In other words, the name Suliko Tortladze moved from one street to another. The old street became part of Taboris Mta Street, and the new one is a former section of Nadikvari 3rd Street. OSM’s edit history shows this section labelled as Nadikvari 3rd Street until April 2026. We could not find out when the old Suliko Tortladze Street had been named.

Suliko Tortladze

According to the Georgian Encyclopedia, Suliko Spiridonovich Tortladze (born 20 November 1919, Kutaisi; died 9 May 1982, Kutaisi) was a sportsman and basketball player. He graduated from Tbilisi State University and the Kutaisi Pedagogical Institute.

• Played for Dinamo Kutaisi (1938–1940, 1944) and Dinamo Tbilisi (1945–1952).

• USSR champion (1950), runner-up (1947) and third (1948); USSR Cup winner (1949).

• Honoured Coach of the USSR (1967).

• His pupils included Z. Sakandelidze and M. Korkia, among others.

Ortachala

According to Georgian Wikipedia, Ortachala is one of the districts of old Tbilisi, in the south-east of the city (Krtsanisi district). The name combines Turkish orta (“middle”) and Georgian chala (“riverside meadow”), i.e. “middle meadow”. It was first the name of an island formed where the Mtkvari split into two branches.

Nearby places

• Taboris Mta Street — at the eastern end; since 2025 it also includes the old Suliko Tortladze Street.

• Public School No. 144 — about 0.3 km from the eastern end of the street.

• Tabori Church of the Transfiguration — about 0.8 km from the middle of the street.

Distances are straight-line, calculated from OSM coordinates.

FAQ

1) Where is Suliko Tortladze Street?
In Tbilisi's Krtsanisi district, in Ortachala. It links Tsinanauri Street with Taboris Mta Street.

2) When did the street get its name?
On 19 December 2025, by Tbilisi City Council decision No. 138.

3) What was it called before?
It was a section of Nadikvari 3rd Street.

4) What happened to the old Suliko Tortladze Street?
On the same day, decision No. 137 gave the old Suliko Tortladze Street the name Taboris Mta (extending Taboris Mta Street). The name moved to the new section.

5) Who was Suliko Tortladze?
A basketball player (1919–1982) who played for Dinamo Tbilisi, USSR champion in 1950, and Honoured Coach of the USSR (1967).

6) How long is the street?
About 660 m, according to OpenStreetMap.

7) What is the nearest metro station?
300 Aragveli, about 1.3 km in a straight line from the middle of the street. Avlabari is about 1.5 km away.

8) What is nearby?
Public School No. 144 (about 0.3 km from the eastern end) and the Tabori Church of the Transfiguration (about 0.8 km).

9) What does Ortachala mean?
“Middle meadow”: Turkish orta (“middle”) plus Georgian chala (“riverside meadow”).

Sources

• Tbilisi City Council decision No. 138 of 19 December 2025 (naming a section of Nadikvari 3rd Street after Suliko Tortladze) — Legislative Herald of Georgia (in Georgian)

• Tbilisi City Council decision No. 137 of 19 December 2025 (extension of Taboris Mta Street, Taboris Mta 1st Dead End) — Legislative Herald of Georgia (in Georgian)

• Tortladze, Suliko — Georgian Encyclopedia

• Suliko Tortladze Street — OpenStreetMap (also section 65743594; length, junctions, edit history)

• Tabori Church of the Transfiguration — OpenStreetMap

• Ortachala — Georgian Wikipedia