Sochi

Sochi () is a ceety in Krasnodar Krai, Roushie, situatit juist north o Roushie's mairch wi the de facto independent republic o Abkhazie, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for  alang the shores o the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains. Accordin tae the 2010 Census, the ceety haed a permanent population o 343,334; up frae 328,809 recorded in the 2002 Census, makkin it Roushie's lairgest resort ceety.

Sochi will host the XXII Olympic Winter Gemmes an XI Paralympic Winter Gemmes in 2014, as well as the Roushie Formula 1 Grand Prix frae 2014 til at least 2020.Sochi hosts 2014 Winter Olympics BBC Sport, July 4, 2007PM Putin confirms Russian GP for 2014 GPUpdate, October 15, 2010 It is an aa ane o the host ceeties for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Sister ceeties

Sochi haes been twinned wi the followin ceeties:
 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Unitit Kinrick (syne 1959)Twin town of Sochi (Russia). cheltenham.gov.uk
 Menton, PACA, Fraunce (syne 1966)Website of the President of France . Elysee.fr. Retrieved on 2012-07-26.
 Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (syne 1977)Gemellaggi. Official website of Rimini
 Espoo, Finland (syne 1989)"Tiesitkö, että" (in Finnish) in Ee-mail, January 2007, p. 6. espoo.fi
 Long Beach, Californie, Unitit States (syne 1990)Sister Cities information obtained from [http://www.sister-cities.org/icrc/directory/NIS/Russia/indexSister Cities International] ], Inc. (SCI), Retrieved 5 July 2007
 Kerch, Crimea, Ukraine (syne 2005)
 Trabzon, Turkey (syne 1991)Official website of Sochi (international) . The page spotlights similarities of the twin towns to Sochi in that all of them are "summer resorts".
 Pärnu, Estonie (syne 1994)
 Weihai, Shandong, Cheenae (syne 1996)
 Sidon, Lebanon (syne 2005)
 Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines (syne 2005)
 Volos, Greece (syne 2007)
 Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (syne 2011)
 Netanya, Israel (syne 2012)

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Citations

Soorces

Journal of a residence in Circassia during the years 1837, 1838, and 1839 – Bell, James Stanislaus

Freemit airtins
Offeecial wabsteid o Sochi 
Offeecial wabsteid o Sochi 
Unoffeecial wabsteid o Sochi  
Secrieru, Stanislav: "The 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi: Implications for the Caucasus" in the Caucasus Analytical Digest No.19
Photos o Sochi 


Category:1838 establishments in Roushie
Category:History o Kuban
Category:History o the Caucasus
Category:Host ceeties o the Winter Olympic Gemmes
Category:Populatit coastal places in Roushie
Category:Populatit places established in 1838
Category:Seaside resorts in Roushie
Category:Spa touns in Roushie