Vesyoloye ( rus, Весёлое, p=vʲɪsʲɵləjə) is a
rural locality
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(a ''
selo'') in Nizhneshilovsky Rural Okrug under the administrative jurisdiction of
Adlersky City District
Adlersky City District (russian: А́длерский райо́н) 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 ...
of the
City
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of
Sochi
Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) 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, up to 600,000 residents in ...
. Population: 4,100 (2002 est.).
Etymology
The locality's name in Russian means "cheerful" and was given due to its beautiful and "cheerful-looking" environs.
Geography
The
Psou River
The Psou (; ady, Псыу; ka, ფსოუ; ab, Ҧсоу; russian: Псоу) is a river in the West Caucasus, bordering the Gagra Range to the east. It flows along the southern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range and forms a part of ...
divides Vesyoloye with
Abkhazia
Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...
and traffic between Russian and Abkhaziais regulated by the Psou
border control
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center. Vesyoloye stands on the
M27 Highway which terminates at the Russian-Abkhazian border.
Science and culture
Vesyoloye is notable for its Research Institute of Medical Primatology, established in 1927.
In 2008, an ethnographic museum opened in Vesyoloye, containing exhibits of archaic materials which various ethnic groups (
Russians
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Armenians
Armenians ( hy, հայեր, ''hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diaspora ...
,
Adyghe,
Georgians
The Georgians, or Kartvelians (; ka, ქართველები, tr, ), are a nation and indigenous Caucasian ethnic group native to Georgia and the South Caucasus. Georgian diaspora communities are also present throughout Russia, Turkey, G ...
) in the region used.
Новый этнографический музей в Сочи
Курорты Кубани: Курортные новости, 24 July 2008.
References
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Rural localities in Krasnodar Krai
Sochi
Black Sea Governorate
Georgia (country)–Russia border crossings