Rustavi

Rustavi (რუსთავი) is a city in the Kartli region of Georgia. Only 25 minutes from Tbilisi, packed full of Soviet architecture, surrounded by abandoned factories, derelict Soviet-era parks, and dusty hills, it's something different. Wikivoyage

Population 132,333 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Georgia

• 111FireFire
• 112AnyAll emergencies
• 113AmbulanceAmbulance
• 122PolicePolice

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Rustavi Fortress Attraction · 380 m
• Rustavi Arts Center Museum · 830 m
• Rustavi City Museum Museum · 920 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

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1. Rustawkalakoba

   October

   The city festival of Rustavi

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Rustavi); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Somewhere to run

• Park for Culture and Leisure 1.2 km across 780 m
• Lech and Maria Kaczynski Park 450 m across 1.6 km

Getting around

• Rustavi Central 3.0 km
• Rustavi-Cargo 3.5 km
• 23 Km 3.8 km

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