Tbilisi Basin
E491966
The Tbilisi Basin is a geological depression in eastern Georgia that forms the broader lowland area surrounding the country’s capital, Tbilisi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tbilisi Basin canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geological basin
ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| age | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| boundedBy |
Greater Caucasus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lesser Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | continental ⓘ |
| contains |
Neogene sediments
ⓘ
Quaternary sediments ⓘ Tbilisi lowland NERFINISHED ⓘ alluvial plains ⓘ lacustrine sediments ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| dominantLithology |
clastic sediments
ⓘ
claystone ⓘ sandstone ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| drainageBasinOf | Kura River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | lowland area ⓘ |
| formedBy | Caucasus orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | intermontane depression ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalType | broad depression ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance |
construction materials
ⓘ
groundwater resources ⓘ |
| influences |
Tbilisi urban morphology
ⓘ
local climate patterns ⓘ local hydrology ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tbilisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kura Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surrounds | Tbilisi metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicOrigin | compressional setting ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
urban development ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.