Ponichala is located on the south part of Tbilisi, on Gardabali plain, on Rustavi Highway. It is divided into two parts -upper and lower sections.
It may not be so well-known for everyone, but the old name of the place is Soghanlugi(Turkish name). Since 1972 it has been renamed to Ponichala. In 2006, Ponichala village officially joined Tbilisi.
Accomodations in Ponichala are very Cheap because of its location, it’s located far from Tbilisi center. The average price here for buying an apartment is one of the cheapest and is $381 (sq. m.).
Although it may seem like a less important neighborhood in Tbilisi, the part of the city is full of different kinds of factories which gives it a special meaning.
In Upper Ponichala, there are 2 big companies which operate on agricultural feed: Nutrimax and Coda.
Nutrimax-Nutrimax is an animal and poultry feed company. Company customers are small , medium and large farmers in Georgia . Nutrimax also gives a consultation to farmers in order to improve their business.
Koda– The company provides markets with chicken, eggs and meat. According to the company information, there are hundreds of people employed.
In Ponichala itself are the following factories: Polimer (makes small diameter polyethylene pipes and tape production), GMP pharmaceutical production, HeidelberBeton (building Materials Company) , Borun AgroChemistry, Scrap Metal ReceptionCenter.
Most Noteworthy, Ponichala is near Autopapa, the main automarket in Georgia. It’s only 10 minutes drive from Ponichala to Autopapa.
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