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.

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Sochi is on the northeast coast o the Black Sea

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:

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Notes

  1. 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).
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