REGIONS
OF SOCHI
The Big Sochi
stretches for150 km between Caucasian foothills to Black Sea coast:
from the river Shepsi on the North-West to the river Psou on the
South-East. The coastal territory leans to the Sea.
Sochi consists of
Adlerskiy, Hostinskiy, Central and Lazarevskiy regions that exist as
independent resort zones with a variety of resort settlements from
Magry on the North-West to Adler on the South-East.
Adlerskiy
region of Sochi (Adler) is situated between two rivers
– Psou and Kudepsta. It borders Abkhazia on the South-East.
Adler consists of micro districts. These are Veseoloye, Blinovo, the
center of Adler, Golubye Dali, Chkalovo. Airport “ Sochi
” is situated in Adler. The region includes mountain resort
and settlement Krasnaya Polyana (Red Glade), which is located 550-600
meters high over the Sea near the South slope of the Great Caucasian
Ridge.
Mountains seem
receded from the coast in Adler. They form almost plain surface that
slantingly goes down to the Sea. Imeretinskaya Dolina is situated here.
This area is the broadest on the Black Sea coast.
Hostinskiy
region of Sochi (Hosta) stretches for 20 km along the
coast from the river Kudepsta to the river Vereshyaginka. The region
includes Hosta, Kudepsta and Matsesta(it is famous for its curative
hydrosulphuric springs).
Central
region of Sochi ( Sochi ) takes place from the river
Vereshyaginka on the South to micro district Mamajka
(“Stavropolje” Resort). It is the territory between
Hostinskiy and Lazarevskiy regions. The area is the historical center
of Sochi . A park “ Riviera ”, the Railway station
and the Seaport are in the very center of the region. The majority of
sanatoriums are in the central Sochi .
Lazarevskiy
region of Sochi (Lazarevskoye) is the most spreading
district of the resort. It stretches for 109 km along the Black Sea
coast from the micro district Mamajka to the river Shepsi. Resort
settlements such as Dagomys, Uch-Dere, Loo, Golovinka, Chemitokvadgie,
Lazarevskoye, Ashe, Makopse, Magry are situated on its territory.
Mountain relief of the region with its rocky gorges, a great variety of
rivers and brooks open the picturesque view.
There are essential
climatic differences between and inside the regions of Sochi . Every
region has its own climatic peculiarities.
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