Sochinskaya Power Plant

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.

Photo: Ponlis, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Power station
Description: Power station in Sochi, Russia
Also known as: “Sochi Thermal Power Plant”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fig and Olive.

Fig

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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, and to western and southern Asia. Fig is situated 3 km south of Sochinskaya Power Plant.

Olive

Photo: Biopics, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 south of Sochinskaya Power Plant.

Prunus cerasus

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Prunus cerasus is an Old World species of Prunus in the subgenus Cerasus. It has two main groups of cultivars: the dark-red Morello cherry and the lighter-red Amarelle cherry. The sour pulp is edible. Prunus cerasus is situated 2½ km southwest of Sochinskaya Power Plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tsentralniy Region and Sochi.

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. Tsentralniy Region is situated 2½ km west of Sochinskaya Power Plant.

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.