Sochi
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Sochi (Roushie: Сочи) is a ceety in Krasnodar Krai, Roushie, situatit juist north o Roushie's mairch wi the de facto independent republic o Abkhazie,[notes 1] on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for 145 kilometer (90 mi) 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;[7] up frae 328,809 recorded in the 2002 Census,[11] 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.[12][13] It is an aa ane o the host ceeties for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Sister ceeties
Sochi haes been twinned wi the followin ceeties:
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Unitit Kinrick (syne 1959)[14]
Menton, PACA, Fraunce (syne 1966)[15]
Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (syne 1977)[16]
Espoo, Finland (syne 1989)[17]
Long Beach, Californie, Unitit States (syne 1990)[18]
Kerch, Crimea, Ukraine (syne 2005)
Trabzon, Turkey (syne 1991)[19]
Pärnu, Estonie (syne 1994)[19]
Weihai, Shandong, Cheenae (syne 1996)[19]
Sidon, Lebanon (syne 2005)
Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines (syne 2005)
Volos, Greece (syne 2007)[20]
Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (syne 2011)
Netanya, Israel (syne 2012)
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Notes
Abkhazie is the subjeck o a territorial dispute atween the Republic o Abkhazie an the Republic o Georgie. The Republic o Abkhazie declarit unthirldom on 23 Julie 1992, bit Georgie continues tae claim it as pairt o its ain sovereign territory. Abkhazie haes beein gien formal recognition as ae free state bi 7 oot o 193 Unitit Naitions memmer states (wi 1 later taen back).The "Scots" that wis uised in this airticle wis written bi a body that haesna a guid grip on the leid.
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