Sochi City

Sochi is one of the southernmost places of Russia and the second-largest city of Krasnodar Krai, with a population of 425,000. It's along the Black Sea coast, about 1600 km south of Moscow.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sochi and Saint Michael’s Cathedral.

Sochi

Railway station

Photo: Дмитрий Селивёрстов, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sochi railway station is the largest of the four railway stations in Sochi, Russia, and one of the largest railway stations in Krasnodar Krai. It is part of North Caucasus Railway and located in the Tsentralny city district of Sochi.

Saint Michael’s Cathedral

Church

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The Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel is the oldest Orthodox church in Sochi and the entire Black Sea Oblast of the former Russian Empire. Its construction was decreed by Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia with a view to commemorating the victorious conclusion of the prolonged Caucasian War in 1864.

Sochinskaya Power Plant

Power station

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Sochi Thermal Power Plant is a power station in Sochi, Russia. It is part of the infrastructure constructed or improved for the 2014 Winter Olympics which was held in Sochi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tsentralniy Region and Verkhniy Yurt.

Tsentralniy Region

Suburb

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Tsentralny city district is one of four city districts of the city of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Sometimes referred to as "Sochi proper", it borders Lazarevsky city district in the west and Khostinsky city district in the north and in the east.