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Batumi

Batumi
ბათუმი
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Flag of Batumi
Flag
Coat of arms of Batumi
Coat of arms
Batumi is located in Georgia (country)
Batumi
Batumi
Location of Batumi in Georgia
Coordinates: 41°38′45″N 41°38′30″E / 41.64583°N 41.64167°E / 41.64583; 41.64167
Country Georgia
Autonomous republic Adjara
Founded 8th century
City status 1866
Government
 • Mayor Giorgi Ermakov
Area
 • Total 64.9 km2 (25.1 sq mi)
Elevation 3 m (10 ft)
Population (2014)
 • Total 152,839
 • Density 2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Time zone Georgian Time (UTC+4)
Postal code 6000-6010
Area code(s) (+995) 422
Website Official website

Batumi (Georgian: ბათუმი [bɑtʰumi]) is the second largest city of Georgia, located on the coast of the Black Sea in the country's southwest. Situated in a subtropical zone near the foot of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains, Batumi is a popular tourist destination known for its varying weather–it is a bustling seaside resort during warm seasons, but can get entirely covered in snow during winter. Much of Batumi's economy revolves around tourism and gambling, but the city is also an important sea port and includes industries like shipbuilding, food processing and light manufacturing. Since 2010, Batumi has been transformed by the construction of modern high-rise buildings, as well as the restoration of classical 19th-century edifices lining its historic Old Town.

Batumi is located on the site of the ancient Greek colony in Colchis called Bathus or Bathys – derived from the Greek phrase βαθύς λιμεν bathus limen or βαθύς λιμήν bathys limin meaning "deep harbor". Under Hadrian (r. 117–138 AD), it was converted into a fortified Roman port and later deserted for the fortress of Petra founded in the time of Justinian I (r. 527–565). Garrisoned by the Roman-Byzantine forces, it was formally a possession of the kingdom of Lazica until being occupied briefly by the Arabs, who did not hold it; in the 9th century it formed part of the Bagratid monarchy of Tao-Klarjeti and at the close of the 10th century of the unified kingdom of Georgia which succeeded it.


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