Where is Tbilisi, and what country is it in?
The capital of Georgia on the Kura river.
Short answer
Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia and the country's largest city, home to more than a million people. It lies on the Kura river, the Mtkvari in Georgian, in the eastern part of Georgia in the South Caucasus. Tbilisi International Airport is about 17 kilometres from the centre.
Why
- According to legend, the city was founded by King Vakhtang Gorgasali in the 5th century.
- The name comes from the Georgian word tbili, warm, because of its sulfur springs.
- Tbilisi is home to the government and most of the country's central institutions.
Details
Georgia's parliament sat in Kutaisi from 2012 to 2019 before returning to Tbilisi. The Armenian and Azerbaijani borders are about an hour from Tbilisi, and the Russian border at Upper Lars about 3-4 hours.
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Information checked on October 3, 2026.
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