List of things named after Shota Rustaveli

This is a list of places, buildings, roads and other things named for the medieval Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli.

Shota Rustaveli was a medieval Georgian poet.

Geographic locations

• Rustaveli Avenue, one of the central thoroughfares in Tbilisi, Georgia
• Shota Rustaveli Peak, a mountain in the central part of the Greater Caucasus

Organizations

• 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

• 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

• SS Shota Rustavelli, a former Soviet cargo ship
• MS Shota Rustaveli, a former Soviet cruise ship

Other

• 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

1. "Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation". rustaveli.org.ge. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
2. Jones, Stephen (2015). Georgia: A Political History Since Independence. I.B.Tauris. p. 273. ISBN 1784530859.
3. "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.
4. "NASA - The Knight in the Panther's Skin". NASA. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2016.