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Tiflis: see Tbilisi Tbilisi (təbĭl`ēsē, ətbĭlyē`sē) or Tiflis ..... Click the link for more information. , Georgia. Tbilisiformerly TiflisCity (pop., 2006 est.: 1,103,300), capital of the Republic of Georgia, on the Mtkvari (Kura) River. Founded c. AD 458 as the capital of the Georgian kingdom, its strategic position on trade routes between Europe and Asia led to its frequent capture. It endured under successive Persian, Byzantine, Arab, Mongol, and Turkish rulers and came under the control of the Russian Empire c. 1801. It was made the capital of the Transcaucasian S.F.S.R. by 1922, of the Georgian S.S.R. in 1936, and of independent Georgia in 1991. Some ancient structures still exist in the city, which is now a major cultural, educational, research, and industrial centre. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This advance party, consisting of Dunsterville, 12 officers, 2 clerks and 41 drivers, headed north to Tiflis in four Ford touring cars and 40 Ford vans, on 29 January. During the same month of October, the Holy Father plans a three-day visit to Tiflis, the capital of Georgia, one of the new states reborn in 1992 following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989. He divides Stalin's life into three acts: first, the early years when he was called Soso, until his expulsion from a Tiflis seminary in 1899; second, his rise as a revolutionary nicknamed Koba after the hero of his favorite book, "The Parricide," by the Georgian author Kazbegi, and third, his mature years as Stalin, communism's ruthless man of steel. |
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