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Lazarevsky City District
Lazarevsky City District (russian: Лазаревский райо́н) is one of four city districts of the city of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city district borders Tuapsinsky District in the northwest, Apsheronsky District in the north, Maykopsky District of the Republic of Adygea in the northeast, Khostinsky City District in the east, and Tsentralny City District in the south. The administration of the district is located in Lazarevskoye Microdistrict. In the southwest, it is bordered by the Black Sea. Population: Geography The district is located on the slopes of the Western Caucasus, which descend to the Black Sea. The coast within the district runs from northwest to southeast. The majority of the population of the district lives at or close to the seashore, in former settlements later turned microdistricts. The biggest of them are (northwest to southeast) Vishnevka, Makopse, Sovet-Kvadzhe, Ashe, Lazarevskoye, Volkonka, Chemitokvadzhe, Golovinka, Yakornay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krasnodar Krai
Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of the Southern Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Krasnodar. The third most populous federal subject, the krai had a population of 5,226,647 as of the 2010 Census. Krasnodar Krai is formally and informally referred to as Kuban (russian: Кубань), a term denoting the historical region of Kuban situated between the Sea of Azov and the Kuban River which is mostly composed of the krai's territory. It is bordered by Rostov Oblast to the north, Stavropol Krai to the east, Karachay-Cherkessia to the south-east, and Adygea is an enclave entirely within the krai. Krasnodar Krai shares an international border with the disputed region of Georgia, Abkhazia, to the south, and borders annexed Crimea to the west, acr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caucasus Zapovednik
Caucasus Nature Reserve (russian: Кавказский государственный природный биосферный заповедник имени Х. Г. Шапошникова) (also Caucasus, or Kavkasky) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict ecological reserve) covering a heavily mountainous section of the Northwest Caucasus Mountains. It is the largest and oldest in the territory of specially protected natural area in the Caucasus, having been created in 1924 as the Caucasian Bison Reserve. In 1979, the site was named a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and in 1999 included in a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2008 it was officially renamed after Khachatur (Christopher) G. Shaposhnikova the biologist who founded the reserve. The area is situated in the Mostovsky District of Krasnodar Krai, covering an area of . Topography The Caucasus Reserve protects mountainous terrain. It is bounded on the south by Sochi National Park and the ridge of the Caucasus bordering on the Georgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakhe River
The Shakhe (russian: Шахе; Adyghe language, Adyghe: Шэхэ, ''Šèhè''), also known as the Golovinka (russian: Головинка) is a river in Khostinsky City District, Khostinsky and Lazarevsky City Districts of the city of Sochi, Krasnodar Krai in Russia. It flows down the sloped of the Western Caucasus to the Black Sea. It is long, and the area of its basin . Its main tributary is the Bzych (left). The Shakhe is the second longest river of Sochi, next to the Mzymta. Almost the whole course of the Shakhe, with the exception of the proximity to the sea, lies within Sochi National Park. The source of the river is in the mountains northwest of Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Krasnaya Polyana. The Shakhe flows northwest in a narrow valley, the first settlement downstream is Babuk-Aul where the river turns west. Downstream of Babuk-Aul it accepts the Azhu River, Azhu from the right and turns south. In the village of Bzogu it accepts the Bzych from the left and turns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashe River
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Dagomys
Dagomys ( ady, Дэгъумес); is a microdistrict of Sochi, Russia (12 km from the city centre), known for its resorts, vacation spots and tea plantations. It was developed as a resort since before the Russian Revolution, when a botanical garden was founded by order of Tsar Nicholas II. A modern hotel complex was opened there in 1982. Dagomys adjoins Bocharov Ruchey, a dacha built for Kliment Voroshilov in the 1950s, but later upgraded into a country residence of the President of Russia, where he normally spends his vacations and confers with leaders of other states. History The name of microdistrict came from the indigenous and the first dwellers of the area the Circassians or Adyghe they preferred to call their selves. In the 14th-17th centuries, the area was dominated by one of the Adyghe tribes; the Shapsugs, and was a village within historical Circassia. After the end of Caucasian War and as a result of the Russian invasion over Circassia (during the perio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loo Microdistrict
Loo (russian: Лоо; ady, Лэуп) is a microdistrict of Lazarevsky City District of the city of Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located from the city center. Loo railway station is one of the stations on the North Caucasus Railway, subsidiary of Russian Railways and can be reached by the M27 highway. History The name "Loo" derives from the name of one of the greatest Abazin feudal families, Lau or Loo. Until 1864, Ubykhs from the Vardane community lived in the Loo river valley. On the sea coast was the aul of Ismail Barakai Dzepsh, one of the Ubykh leaders during the Caucasian War. Since 1872, the Loo river basin is the property of Vardane. The ruins of a medieval Abkhaz temple, known as the Loo Temple, were preserved in the mountains near Loo, approximately high. The northern wall of the temple, being built from limestone blocks, was preserved better than the remaining parts. The temple is wide and long, and the thickness of the temple walls exceeds {{convert, 1, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vardane, Krasnodar Krai
Vardane (russian: Вардане) is a microdistrict in Lazarevsky City District of the City of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the coast of the Black Sea at the influx of the Buu River. It was formerly a stand-alone settlement before being subsumed into Sochi. The Vardane railway station of the North Caucasus railway is located here. The microdistrict has a population of 5,000 people. History Vardane (formerly known as Buap and Tsopsyn) is one of the oldest settlements on the territory of present-day Sochi. Its name is of Abkhaz origin and is linked to the Vardan family, whose name can be found in the toponymy of Abkhazia as well. From the 16th century onward, the Abazin population was being constantly expelled and assimilated by Ubykhs. Vardane became the center of the Ubykh society of Vardane, which comprises land stretching from the Buu River to the Mamaysky passage. The Dzepsh royal family ruled in this society. During the Caucasian War from 1817 to 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizhnyaya Beranda
Nizhny (russian: Ни́жний; masculine), Nizhnyaya (; feminine), or Nizhneye (russian: Ни́жнее; neuter), literally meaning "lower", is the name of several Russian localities. It may refer to: * Nizhny Novgorod, a Russian city colloquially referred to as "Nizhny" * Nizhny, Republic of Bashkortostan, a '' khutor'' in Chishminsky District of the Republic of Bashkortostan * Nizhny, Samara Oblast, a settlement in Isaklinsky District of Samara Oblast * Nizhnyaya, Kirov Oblast, a village in Pizhansky District of Kirov Oblast * Nizhnyaya, Leningrad Oblast, a village in Gatchinsky District of Leningrad Oblast * Nizhnyaya, Perm Krai, a village in Alexandrovsky District of Perm Krai * Nizhneye, Bryansk Oblast Nizhneye (russian: Нижнее) is a rural locality (a selo) in Starodubsky District, Bryansk Oblast, Russia. The population was 447 as of 2010. There are 9 streets. Geography Nizhneye is located 18 km southwest of Starodub Starodub ( rus, ..., a '' selo'' in St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
