List of things named after Shota Rustaveli
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This is a list of places, buildings, roads and other things named for the medieval Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli.
Geographic locations
[edit]- Rustaveli Avenue, one of the central thoroughfares in Tbilisi, Georgia
- Shota Rustaveli Street, Kyiv, street in Kyiv
- Shota Rustaveli Street, Tashkent, street in Tashkent
- Shota Rustaveli Peak, a mountain in the central part of the Greater Caucasus
Organizations
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- SS Shota Rustavelli, a former Soviet cargo ship
- MS Shota Rustaveli, a former Soviet cruise ship
Other
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "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 978-1784530853.
- ^ "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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "NASA - The Knight in the Panther's Skin". NASA. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2016.