Place:Sochi, Krasnodar, Yuzhny, Russia

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NameSochi
Alt namesSočisource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) x,918; Rand McNally Atlas (Reprinted 1994) I-165
TypeCity or town
Coordinates43.583°N 39.767°E
Located inKrasnodar, Yuzhny, Russia
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Sochi is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 443,562 residents, up to 600,000 residents in the urban area. The city covers an area of , while the Greater Sochi Area covers over .[1] Sochi stretches across , and is the longest city in Europe, the fifth-largest city in the Southern Federal District, the second-largest city in Krasnodar Krai, and the sixth-largest city on the Black Sea.

Being a part of the Caucasian Riviera, it is one of the very few places in Russia with a subtropical climate, with warm to hot summers and mild to cool winters.

Sochi hosted the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014. It hosted the alpine and Nordic Olympic events at the nearby ski resort of Rosa Khutor in Krasnaya Polyana. It also hosted the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix from 2014 until 2021. It was also one of the host cities for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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