Sukhum
In Georgian, the city is spelled Sokhumi (Georgian: სოხუმი), a spelling used by some English sources as well, including Encyclopædia Britannica[2] and MSN Encarta. However, the most widely used name for the city is Sukhumi, a Russian transliteration of the city’s official name. Another Abkhaz variant of the city’s name, when they speak and write Russian, is Sukhum (Russian: Сухум, a spelling once preferred in Imperial Russia. Sukhumi is located on a wide bay of the eastern coast of the Black Sea and serves as a port, rail junction and a holiday resort. It is known for its beaches, sanatoriums, mineral-water spas and semitropical climate. Sukhumi is also an important air link for Abkhazia as the Sukhumi Dranda Airport is located nearby the city. Sukhumi contains a number of small-to-medium size hotels serving chiefly the Russian tourists. The city also maintains botanical gardens established in 1840. The city has a number of research institutes, the State University... [Read More...]
