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.

Geographic locations

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

Ships

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.
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