Saburtalo is an administrative district (
raioni
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) in
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 ( ...
, capital of
Georgia
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.
Saburtalo District includes the neighborhoods of
Saburtalo,
Vedzisi,
Vashlijvari,
Didi Dighomi,
Patara Dighomi,
Dighomi village,
Zurgovana,
Telovani, and
Didgori.
Vashlijvari
Vashlijvari ( ka, ვაშლიჯვარი;
lit. the "apple cross") is a neighborhood of Saburtalo District of the
Georgian capital city
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 ( ...
. Vashlijvari is located on the right side of the river
Mtkvari
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, between Saburtalo district and
Dighomi and it's situated nearby to
Dighomi Massive I Block, and close to Dighomi Massive II Block. A village formerly, Vashlijvari joined
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 ( ...
in 1972. Vashlijvari has been developed since the 1980s.
References
{{Districts and neighborhoods of Tbilisi
Districts of Tbilisi