Adlersky City District
| Adlersky City District Адлерский внутригородской район (Russian) |
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| Coordinates: 43°26′01″N 39°54′58″E / 43.43361°N 39.91611°ECoordinates: 43°26′01″N 39°54′58″E / 43.43361°N 39.91611°E | |
 The coastal resort of Adler as seen from the Mount Akhun, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) to the northwest |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Krasnodar Krai |
| Administrative structure (as of May 2013) | |
| City | Sochi |
| Administrative divisions in jurisdiction: |
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| Settlement okrugs | 1 |
| Rural okrugs | 3 |
| Inhabited localities in jurisdiction: |
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| Urban-type settlements | 1 |
| Rural localities | 29 |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 76,534 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Adlersky City District (Russian: А́длерский райо́н) is the southernmost of four city districts of the city of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, lying along the Black Sea coast near the southern Russian border with Abkhazia. The city district borders Maykopsky District of Adygea in the north, Mostovsky District of Krasnodar Krai in the east, Abkhazia in the south, and Khostinsky City District in the northwest. In the southwest, it is bordered by the Black Sea. Population: 76,534 (2010 Census);69,120 (2002 Census);68,827 (1989 Census). Adlersky District was chosen to host the 2014 Winter Olympics.
The historical center of the district is Adler Microdistrict (А́длер) — formerly classified as a town, but today a microdistrict of Adlersky City District—located at the mouth of the Mzymta River.
The settlement was founded by Russians on 18 June 1837 as the fort of Svyatoy Dukh (Holy Spirit). However, this area had been inhabited long before the Russian arrival. During the Middle Ages, it was the site of Liesh, a Sadz Abkhazian village. In the 13th century, the Genoese merchants arrived to establish a factory which became known as Layso. At that time the upland area was controlled by the Sadz princes of Aredba, one of whose principal estates was located within the modern district boundaries. The current name was given to the area by the Ottoman Turks, who called it either Artlar or Artı.
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