This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

Sukhumi Botanical Garden

x
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Sukhumi Botanical Garden
Hours:
Sunday8am - 6pm
Monday8am - 6pm
Tuesday8am - 6pm
Wednesday8am - 6pm
Thursday8am - 6pm
Friday8am - 6pm
Saturday8am - 6pm


Sukhumi or Sokhumi is a city on the Black Sea coast. It is the capital of the breakaway Republic of Abkhazia which has controlled it since the 1992-93 war in Abkhazia, although most of the international community considers it legally part of Georgia. Sukhumi's history can be traced back to the 6th century BC, when it was settled by Greeks, who named it Dioscurias. During this time and the subsequent Roman period, much of the city disappeared under the Black Sea. The city was named Tskhumi when it became part of the Kingdom of Abkhazia. Contested by local princes, it became part of the Ottoman Empire in the 1570s, where it remained until it was conquered by the Russian Empire in 1810. Following a period of conflict during the Russian Civil War, it became part of the Soviet Union, where it was regarded as a holiday resort. As the Soviet Union broke up in the early 1990s, the city suffered significant damage during the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict. The present-day population of 60,000 is only half of the population living there towards the end of Soviet rule.
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Attraction Location



Sukhumi Botanical Garden Videos

Shares

x

More Attractions in Sukhumi

x

Menu