Rustavi
| Rustavi რუსთავი |
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 Rustavi
რუსთავი |
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| Coordinates: 41°32′0″N 45°00′0″E / 41.53333°N 45.00000°ECoordinates: 41°32′0″N 45°00′0″E / 41.53333°N 45.00000°E | |||
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 Georgia
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| Mkhare | Kvemo Kartli | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 125 103 | ||
| Time zone | Georgian Time (UTC+4) | ||
| Climate | Cfa | ||
| Website | http://www.rustavi.ge | ||
Rustavi (Georgian: რუსთავი [rustʰɑvi]) is a city in the southeast of Georgia, in the province of Kvemo Kartli, situated 25 km (15.53 mi) southeast of the capital Tbilisi. It stands on the Kura River at 41°32′N 45°00′E / 41.533°N 45.000°E. It has a population of 125,103 (2014 census) and is dominated by the Rustavi Metallurgical Plant.
The history of Rustavi has two phases: an early history from ancient times until the city was destroyed in the 13th century, and modern history from the Soviet era to the present.
Rustavi is one of the ancient towns of Georgia. The foundation of Rustavi is dated from time immemorial. Leonti Mroveli connects this process with the name of the glorious ancestor of Georgian people. As Leonti writes in his works "The description of the Kingdom of Georgia" Rustavi was called as Bostan-Kalaki. It was situated on the river Mtkvari (Kura) and founded by the wife of Kartlos. She built a castle to the east of the mountain Iagluji.
The historian Leonti Mroveli, who described the lives of the first Georgian kings, mentions the town Rustavi among those castles, which protested the troops of Alexander the Great.
Though it is proved in history that Alexander the Great never invaded Georgia but Rustavi itself is mentioned among such ancient towns as Uplistsikhe, Urbnisi, Mtskheta and Sarkineti. This fact proves that Rustavi as a city had been founded in the 5th–4th centuries B.C, it was the period of unification of Georgia.
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