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Tbilisi (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 41 38 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.6941 decimal degrees |
| Long: 044 49 58 E degrees minutes |
Long: 44.8337 decimal degrees |
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Note: Tbilisi was founded ca. 458, and is located on the Mtkvari River. Due to its strategic location, the city was sacked numerous times. It was controlled by the Persians in the 6th century and by the Byzantines and Arabs in the 7th century. The city was later taken by David IV the Builder of Georgia in 1122. Tbilisi passed to the Mongols in 1234, and was pillaged by Timur in 1386, then captured several times by the Turks. In 1795, Tbilisi was burned by the Persians. From 1801, it was under Russian rule 1801, and was connected by rail to Poti by 1872. In 1921, it became the capital of the Georgian Republic. Georgia declared independence in 1991. |
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founded ca. 458 |
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Georgia .......... (nation) |
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(World, Asia) [7006653] |
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Georgia, Kingdom of .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Asia) [8711749] |
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