Svanishvili Street

Overview

Svanishvili Street, in full Nikoloz Svanishvili Street (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ სვანიშვილის ქუჩა), is a short residential street in Didi Dighomi, in the Saburtalo district of Tbilisi. According to OpenStreetMap (OSM), it is about 470 m long and lies north of Demetre Tavdadebuli Street.

The street was named on 13 September 2016. By Tbilisi City Council decision No. 311, an unnamed street next to Demetre Tavdadebuli Street and its passage received the name of engineer Nikoloz Svanishvili.

Location

In OSM the street is mapped as two sections with a total length of 472 m. It runs west–east. The eastern end is at about 41.7976° N, 44.7468° E and the western end at about 41.7977° N, 44.7425° E; at both ends it joins unnamed local streets. The midpoint is at about 41.7972° N, 44.7441° E. From the midpoint, Demetre Tavdadebuli Street is about 0.24 km away in a straight line.

The street is joined by:

• Nikoloz Svanishvili 1st Passage

• Sandro Mirianashvili Street — at two points, in the eastern and western parts

• Vakhtang Karseladze Street, which leads south to Demetre Tavdadebuli Street

OSM maps it as a residential street; the eastern section, about 120 m long, is asphalt. OSM address data place the street in the “Dighomi, Vashlijvari” area of the Saburtalo district.

There is no metro station near the street. Based on OSM coordinates, the nearest stations, Sarajishvili and Guramishvili, are about 4.9 km away in a straight line.

Naming

By Tbilisi City Council decision No. 311 of 13 September 2016, published in the Legislative Herald of Georgia, two unnamed streets next to Demetre Tavdadebuli Street in the Saburtalo district were named at the same time:

• one street and its sixteen dead ends — after composer and People’s Artist of Georgia Sandro Mirianashvili;

• the other street and its passage — after engineer Nikoloz Svanishvili.

The decision describes Nikoloz Svanishvili only as an engineer. We could not find further biographical details in reliable public sources, so none are given here.

Didi Dighomi

According to Georgian Wikipedia, Didi Dighomi is a neighbourhood of the Saburtalo district in the north-west of the city. It was planned in the 1970s and built in 1985–1991. The plan was for seven residential districts, but because of the collapse of the Soviet Union only the first and part of the second were built. Since the 2000s the remaining area has been built up in an unplanned way.

FAQ

1) Where is Svanishvili Street?
In Didi Dighomi, in the Saburtalo district of Tbilisi, about 0.2 km north of Demetre Tavdadebuli Street.

2) What is the full name of the street?
Nikoloz Svanishvili Street. A 2016 decision gave the street the name of engineer Nikoloz Svanishvili.

3) When was the street named?
On 13 September 2016, by Tbilisi City Council decision No. 311.

4) Who was Nikoloz Svanishvili?
The decision describes him as an engineer. We could not find further biographical details in reliable public sources.

5) How long is the street?
About 470 m according to OpenStreetMap (two sections, 472 m in total).

6) Which streets does it meet?
Sandro Mirianashvili Street (at two points) and Vakhtang Karseladze Street. Nikoloz Svanishvili 1st Passage also joins it.

7) Which neighbouring street was named on the same day?
The same decision gave a second street next to Demetre Tavdadebuli Street, and its sixteen dead ends, the name of composer and People’s Artist of Georgia Sandro Mirianashvili.

8) What is the nearest metro station?
There is no metro nearby. The nearest stations, Sarajishvili and Guramishvili, are about 4.9 km away in a straight line.

Sources

• Nikoloz Svanishvili Street — OpenStreetMap (also section 784803307)

• Tbilisi City Council decision No. 311 of 13 September 2016 (Nikoloz Svanishvili and Sandro Mirianashvili Streets) — Legislative Herald of Georgia (in Georgian)

• Didi Dighomi — Georgian Wikipedia