Monuments & public art
Kupata
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A mural on Memed Abashidze Street portrays Kupata, the Batumi street dog who became famous in 2020 for helping children cross the road.
Facts checked· 20 Oct 2026
The mural, painted by George Gamez in 2020, shows Kupata wearing a golden crown. It stands on a building on Memed Abashidze Street, near Rhino Coffee.
Kupata was a Batumi street dog that barked at traffic so that kindergarten children could cross the road, and a video of him went viral worldwide in 2020. The Adjara authorities gave him a kennel, and he died in October 2023.
Sources
Facts checkedFacts checked by Kartvelio on 20 October 2026.
The guide text is written with AI from the sources below; Kartvelio checks the facts.
- Google Maps listing of the venue, consulted on 20 October 2026.
- Street art and mosaics of Batumi (Madloba), consulted on 21 October 2026.
- Who was Kupata, the dog from Batumi? (Madloba), consulted on 21 October 2026.
- Batumi remembers its four-legged guardian (Georgia Today), consulted on 21 October 2026.
