Sochi

Sochi is a pier in Krasnodar Krai and Adygea, Southern Russia. Sochi is situated nearby to the church Saint Michael’s Cathedral, as well as near the suburb Tsentralniy Region.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fig and Olive.

Fig

Photo: Silverije, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The fig is the edible fruit of Ficus carica, a species of tree or shrub in the flowering plant family Moraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, together with western and southern Asia. Fig is situated 2½ km southeast of Sochi.

Olive

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The olive is a species of subtropical evergreen tree in the family Oleaceae. Originating in Asia Minor, it is abundant throughout the Mediterranean Basin, with wild subspecies in Africa and western Asia; modern cultivars are traced primarily to the Near East, Aegean Sea, and Strait of Gibraltar. Olive is situated 2½ km southeast 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. Saint Michael’s Cathedral is situated 500 metres southeast of Sochi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sochi and Tsentralniy Region.

Sochi

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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.

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.