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Didube Pantheon

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The Didube Pantheon (Georgian: დიდუბის მწერალთა და საზოგადო მოღვაწეთა პანთეონი) is a cemetery in Tbilisi, Georgia, where some of the most prominent writers, artists, scholars, scientists and political activists of Georgia are buried. These include Zurab Zhvania (1963–2005), who served as Prime Minister of Georgia in 2004. The cemetery was opened in 1939. The pantheon is located in the Didube District.

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Didube Pantheon
Akaki Tsereteli Avenue, Tbilisi Didube-Chugureti Raion

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Akaki Tsereteli Avenue 42
0154 Tbilisi, Didube-Chugureti Raion
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