Tbilisi Sea (City of Tbilisi)
Tbilisi Sea (Georgian: თბილისის ზღვა) — Tbilisi Sea is the unofficial name of a huge reservoir located at an altitude of more than 500 m above sea level, in the northern part of the city and a favorite place for citizens to relax. It was created in the middle of the last century with the purpose of supplying the capital of Georgia with water, and for this purpose three lakes and several surrounding villages were flooded with the waters of the Iori River. The length of the Tbilisi “sea” is 9 km, the width is 3 km, the maximum depth is 45 m. In the spring, the reservoir is filled with water, in order to then give it away throughout the rest of the year – as a result, the water level fluctuates up to 10 m. In winter, the reservoir does not freeze.
In addition to purely utilitarian purposes, the Tbilisi “sea” is used by city residents as a “huge park of culture and recreation.” Most of the shores are rocky, but there are also well-equipped beaches. On the shores of the sea there is a water park, a yacht club, a sports town “Olympic Village”, built for the Youth Olympics 2015. The entertainment infrastructure here is well developed – there are running and cycling paths, swimming pools, cafes and restaurants, you can ride catamarans and scooters. On a hill above the water rises one of the most curious monuments of Tbilisi: “History of Georgia”
Tbilisi Sea (Georgian: თბილისის ზღვა ), Tbilisi Municipality (Georgian: თბილისის მუნიციპალიტეტი)