Sololaki ( ka, სოლოლაკი) is one of the oldest neighborhoods of
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი, ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), ( ka, ტფილისი, tr ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia ( ...
, located in the southwestern part of the city. It is located on the right side of
Mtkvari
The Kura, also known in Georgian as Mtkvari ( ), is an east-flowing transboundary river south of the Greater Caucasus Mountains which drains the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus east into the Caspian Sea. It also drains the north side of ...
, on the slope of
Mount Mtatsminda. It occupies the area between the western slopes of the Sololaki ridge and the southern slopes of the Mtatsminda ridge.
History
The toponym "Sololaki" first appeared in the 19th century. The earlier name of this place was "Avanaantkhevi". It was the site of gardens belonging to Georgian dignitaries. The development of Sololaki intensified in the first half of the 19th century. In 1847–1851 one section of the Sololaki gorge (roughly corresponding to the current Leonidze Street and the area of
Freedom Square) was built.
[http://www.oldtbilisi.gov.ge/index.php?page_id=2108&link=2108&language=2]
References
Districts of Tbilisi
Neighborhoods of Tbilisi
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