Which city in Georgia is worth visiting first? The capital of Georgia is Tbilisi.

The area of the city is 500 km2 (only 40% is built up), and the population exceeds 1.1 million people. The city began to develop especially in the second half of the twentieth century. During this period, the population increased 2.5 times, and the area increased 5 times. Tbilisi is an international city where people of different faiths and dozens of nationalities live. According to the latest census, after Georgians (84%), Armenians and Russians are numerically predominant.

The Tbilisi trench is located between the spurs of the middle mountain ranges (Trialeti, Saguramo-Ialno) and the low mountain ranges (Keeni, Dzedzvi and Mahata). The climate in the city is dry subtropical. In January, the average temperature here is +0.9 °, and in July - +24.4 °. The amount of precipitation ranges from 540 mm . (in the southern and eastern parts of the city) up to 800 mm (in its northern and western parts), the evaporation rate reaches 900 mm. Such uniformity of climatic indicators is explained by natural conditions, which, in turn, are caused by diverse landscapes. There are 8 types of landscapes within Tbilisi (sub-Mediterranean semigumid, subtropical semiarid, hydromorphic and subhydromorphic, moderately warm humid, etc.), one of which, Tugai (riverine forest), has a continuous and fragmentary character.

Within the city, many rivers flow into the Kura River, that is, the main waterway of the city, and seasonally dry valleys adjoin it. Here the Kura has a length of 35 kilometers. Located on the outskirts of the city, two lakes (Turtle and Lisi) and one reservoir are the most important recreational facilities.

Tbilisi is the most important economic and transport center of the Caucasus. 2.5 of all products produced in Georgia are created in Tbilisi. Many educational institutions, architectural monuments, theaters, exhibition halls and museums provide the city with a significant cultural and recreational function throughout Transcaucasia.