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Apr 26, 2024 · Sochi, city and resort area of Krasnodar kray (territory), southwestern Russia, with mineral springs, beaches, a subtropical climate, and attractive scenery. The city stretches along the Black Sea coast at the foot of the western part of the main Caucasus mountain range. Sochi hosted the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Caucasus Mountains [a] is a mountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe. Stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, they are surrounded by the Caucasus region and are home to Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft) above sea level. The Caucasus Mountains include the Greater Caucasus in the ...
- 5,642 m (18,510 ft)
- Mount Elbrus
- 1,200 km (750 mi)
Sochi (Russian: Сочи, IPA: [ˈsotɕɪ] ⓘ, 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, [12] and up to 600,000 residents in the urban area.
- 176.77 km² (68.25 sq mi)
- 1838
- 65 m (213 ft)
- Russia
Sep 22, 2021 · Map of the Caucasus Mountains. The mountain consists of two ranges: the Greater Caucasus in the north and the Lesser Caucasus in the south. The Greater Caucasus runs west-northwest to east-southeast, from the Caucasian Natural Reserve near Sochi , Russia on the northeastern shore of the Black Sea to Baku , Azerbaijan on the Caspian Sea.
Apr 8, 2021 · Sochi is Russia’s largest and busiest seaside resort city, situated along the edges of the Black Sea and at the foot of the western slopes of the snow-capped Caucasus Mountains. The city is positioned about 1,603 km from the Russian capital of Moscow. Map showing the location of Sochi (red dot) on the map above.
- Diptarka Ghosh
Jan 17, 2020 · It is north of Russia's border with Georgia along the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains. Greater Sochi stretches 90 miles (145 km) along the sea and is considered one of the longest cities in Europe. The City of Sochi covers a total area of 1,352 square miles (3,502 sq km).
Feb 7, 2014 · The future Czar Alexander II was born in Moscow’s Kremlin on April 17, 1818, during Easter Week, a good omen to the Russian Orthodox. At the time of Alexander’s birth, Russia was at a ...
