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  2. Sochi - Wikipedia

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    Sochi (Russian: Сочи, IPA: ⓘ, from Ubykh: Шъуача – seaside) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River , along the Black Sea in Southern Russia , with a population of 466,078 residents, [ 11 ] and up to 600,000 residents in the urban area.

  3. History of Sochi - Wikipedia

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    History of Sochi. View of Sochi River and Sochi from the west, photo ca. 1905–1915. The area of the Russian city of Sochi was populated more than 100,000 years by ancient people of Asia Minor migrating through Colchis (olden Georgia ). Ancient Greeks sailed to the region via the Black Sea in the 5th–6th centuries BC and encountered the ...

  4. List of Russian military bases abroad - Wikipedia

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    Kampuchea. Port of Kompong Som Naval Base was used by the Soviet Navy between 1980 and 1992. China. Tuchengzi and Yingchengzi Air Bases along with Port Arthur Naval Base were used by the Soviet Navy between 1945 and 1956. Air bases in Shanghai were used by the Soviet Air Force from 1949 to 1953. Cuba.

  5. Sochi National Park - Wikipedia

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    Sochi National Park (Russian: Сочинский национальный парк, also Sochinsky National Park) is Russia's oldest national park, established on May 5, 1983. It is located in the Western Caucasus , near the city of Sochi , in Southern Russia .

  6. Circassia - Wikipedia

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    Circassia [b] ( / sɜːrˈkæʃə / sir-KASH-ə ), also known as Zichia, [8] [9] was a country and a historical region in the North Caucasus. Located along the northeastern shore of the Black Sea, [10] [11] it was conquered by the Russian Empire during the Russo-Circassian War (1763–1864), after which approximately 90% of the Circassian ...

  7. Sochi Olympic Park - Wikipedia

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    Sochi Park: A theme park themed around the history and culture of Russia, Sochi Park is the country's first theme park. The park is 20.5 hectares, and features its own adventure park, and a hotel complex which is themed to a medieval-era castle. The park first opened only to spectators and athletes of the Olympic Games (during which it received ...

  8. Volunteers smuggle Sochi dogs out of town - AOL.com

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    SOCHI, Russia (AP) - Alexei stops in his tracks as he sees a half-breed Labrador snooping around at a cafe's back door. The dog comes obediently on his whistle. Alexei strokes it and in one swift ...

  9. Adlersky City District - Wikipedia

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    Adlersky City District ( Russian: Адлерский район) is the southernmost of four city districts of the city of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, lying along the Black Sea coast near the southern Russian border with Georgia. The city district borders Maykopsky District of Adygea in the north, Mostovsky District of Krasnodar Krai in ...