Abanotubani

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| name = Abanotubani

|native_name=აბანოთუბანი

|native_name_lang=ka

| settlement_type = District

| image_skyline = 2014 Tbilisi, Łaźnie siarkowe w Abanotubani (04).jpg

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| image_caption = Public baths in Abanotubani district

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| map_caption = Abanotubani district on the map of Tbilisi.

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|subdivision_name=Georgia

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|subdivision_name1=Tbilisi

| subdivision_type2 = Raioni

| subdivision_name2 = Old Tbilisi

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Abanotubani ({{lang-ka|აბანოთუბანი}}, literally "bath district") is the ancient district of Tbilisi, Georgia, known for its sulphuric baths.{{Sfn|Kvantidze|2012|p=123}}

Located at the eastern bank of the Mtkvari River at the foot of Narikala fort across Metekhisubani, Abanotubani is an important historic part of the city: it is where according to a legend the King of Iberia, Vakhtang Gorgasali’s falcon fell, leading to a discovery of the hot springs and, subsequently, to founding of a new capital.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

By the end of the 13th century, 65 baths were recorded in Tbilisi.{{Sfn|Kvantidze|2012|p=118}} During this time, the baths were free to Muslim residents.{{Sfn|Kvantidze|2012|p=120}}

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{{Cite journal |last=Kvantidze |first=Guliko |date=2012 |title=აბანოები გვიანშუასაუკუნეების აღმოსავლეთ საქართველოში |trans-title=Baths in Eastern Georgia of the Late Middle Ages |journal=Kadmos |volume=4 |pages=118, 120}}

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Category:Neighborhoods of Tbilisi