List of things named after Shota Rustaveli
This is a list of places, buildings, roads and other things named for the medieval Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli.
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Geographic locations
- Rustaveli Avenue, one of the central thoroughfares in Tbilisi, Georgia.
- Shota Rustaveli Peak, a mountain in the central part of the Greater Caucasus.
Organizations
- Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation, a Georgian government agency supporting fundamental research and education.[1]
- Shota Rustaveli Society, a civil organization established in Georgia in 1988.[2]
Structures
- Rustaveli Cinema, a movie theatre in Tbilisi, Georgia.
- Shota Rustaveli State Academic Theatre, a theatre in Tbilisi, Georgia.
- Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, a research institute in Tbilisi, Georgia.
- Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film University, an educational institution in Tbilisi, Georgia.
- Shota Rustaveli State University, an educational institution in Batumi, Georgia.
- Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport, Georgia's main international airport.
- Rustaveli, a metro station of Tbilisi Metro.
Ships
- SS Shota Rustavelli, a former Soviet cargo ship.
- MS Shota Rustaveli, a former Soviet cruise ship.
Other
- Shota Rustaveli Prize, a prize awarded by the Georgian government in the fields of art and science.[3]
- Rustaveli, a basin located in the northern hemisphere of Mercury.[4]
References
- ↑ "Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation". rustaveli.org.ge. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ Jones, Stephen (2015). Georgia: A Political History Since Independence. I.B.Tauris. p. 273. ISBN 1784530859.
- ↑ "A Ministry of Culture, Monument Protection and Sport announces a competition for Shota Rustaveli and national prizes". Ministry of Culture of Georgia. 7 April 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ↑ "NASA - The Knight in the Panther's Skin". NASA. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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