Tbilisi

Tbilisi (Georgian თბილისი) — formerly known by its old Turkish name Tiflis — is the capital city of the country Georgia, located on the shore of Kura (Mtkvari) river, at {{coor dm|41|43|N|44|47|E|}}. The city covers an area of 350 km² (135 square miles) and has more than 1.345 million inhabitants.

Education

Universities in Tbilisi include:

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• Tbilisi State University
• Georgian Medical University
• Georgian Agrarian University
• Georgian Technical University
• Tbilisi State Pedagogical University
• Tbilisi State University of Languages and Culture

Sister cities

Tbilisi's sister cities include:

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• Bristol, the principal city of south-west England, UK
• Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian province Tyrol
• Atlanta, the capital of the U.S. state of Georgia
• Nantes the principal city of west France.
• Saarbrücken, a principal city in western Germany.