Kobakhidze Street

Overview

Pier Kobakhidze Street (Georgian: პიერ კობახიძის ქუჩა) is a short street in Vera, in the Mtatsminda district of Tbilisi. According to OpenStreetMap (OSM), it is about 170 m long. It runs from north-west to south-east, from Vashlovani Street to Ia Ekaladze Street.

Rustaveli metro station is about 160 m away in a straight line, and the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature and the Elene Akhvlediani and Merab Kostava house museums are close by.

Location

According to OSM data, the street lies in the Mtatsminda district of Tbilisi, in the Vera neighbourhood. Its north-western end is on Vashlovani Street (about 41.7059° N, 44.7885° E) and its south-eastern end on Ia Ekaladze Street (about 41.7049° N, 44.7900° E). The midpoint of the street is at about 41.7055° N, 44.7893° E.

OSM maps it as a single-lane, asphalt-surfaced residential street with sidewalks on both sides; it is not tagged as one-way. Buildings No. 3, 5 and 5a (three to five storeys) are mapped on the street.

The nearest metro station is Rustaveli — about 160 m in a straight line from the nearest point of the street and about 220 m from its midpoint. Marjanishvili metro station is about 780 m in a straight line from the midpoint.

Name

The street's current name in OSM is "Pier Kobakhidze Street" (before 2022 it was entered in OSM, from 2010, as "P. Kobachidze Str." / "ფ. კობაჩიძის ქუჩა"). We could not find a naming decision, an earlier name of the street, or any other reliable source confirming whom the street is named after, so the namesake is not identified here.

Near the street

• Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature — about 30 m.

• Elene Akhvlediani House Museum — about 100 m.

• Merab Kostava House Museum — about 130 m.

• Rustaveli metro station — about 160 m.

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

Memorial plaques

According to OSM, a house about 20 m from the street carries two memorial plaques: one states that Germane Gogitidze, one of the founders of Georgian film production, lived there in 1923–1933; the other that the writer Lalioni (Arsen Mamulaishvili) lived there in 1896–1918. About 40 m away is a plaque stating that the scholar and public figure Ekvtime Takaishvili (1863–1953) lived there in 1945–1953.

FAQ

1) Where is Pier Kobakhidze Street?
In Vera, in the Mtatsminda district of Tbilisi, between Vashlovani Street and Ia Ekaladze Street.

2) How long is the street?
About 170 m, according to OpenStreetMap.

3) Which streets does it connect?
Vashlovani Street at its north-western end and Ia Ekaladze Street at its south-eastern end.

4) Who is the street named after?
The street's name is "Pier Kobakhidze Street". We found no naming decision or other reliable source that confirms which person the name refers to.

5) What is the nearest metro station?
Rustaveli, about 160 m in a straight line from the nearest point of the street (about 220 m from its midpoint).

6) Which institution is next to the street?
The Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, about 30 m in a straight line.

7) Which museums are nearby?
The Elene Akhvlediani House Museum (about 100 m) and the Merab Kostava House Museum (about 130 m), both straight-line distances.

8) Are there memorial plaques near the street?
According to OSM, plaques to Germane Gogitidze and the writer Lalioni (Arsen Mamulaishvili) are about 20 m from the street, and a plaque to Ekvtime Takaishvili about 40 m away.

9) What kind of street is it?
OSM maps it as a single-lane, asphalt-surfaced residential street with sidewalks on both sides.

Sources

• Pier Kobakhidze Street — OpenStreetMap (length, nodes, tags)

• Pier Kobakhidze Street — OpenStreetMap edit history

• Vashlovani Street — OpenStreetMap

• Ia Ekaladze Street — OpenStreetMap

• Rustaveli metro station — OpenStreetMap

• Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature — OpenStreetMap

• Elene Akhvlediani House Museum — OpenStreetMap

• Merab Kostava House Museum — OpenStreetMap

• Germane Gogitidze memorial plaque — OpenStreetMap

• Lalioni (Arsen Mamulaishvili) memorial plaque — OpenStreetMap

• Ekvtime Takaishvili memorial plaque — OpenStreetMap