Sukhumi

American

[soo-koo-mee, soo-khoo-myi] / sʊˈku mi, suˈxu myɪ /

Or Sokhumi

noun

a city in and the capital of Abkhazia, in the NW Georgian Republic, on the Black Sea.

Sukhumi British

/ suˈxumi /

noun

a port and resort in W Georgia, on the Black Sea: site of an ancient Greek colony. Pop: 134 000 (2005 est)

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In 2009, Moscow signed a five-year agreement with Abkhazia to take formal control of its frontiers with the rest of Georgia, while in 2014 Moscow and Sukhumi signed a "strategic partnership" agreement.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024

The bill, which would have legalised Russian investment and land ownership, is being withdrawn after protesters took control of the government quarter in the capital Sukhumi.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

The blaze swept through the Central Exhibition Hall on Sunday in the city of Sukhumi, where the gallery was located on the second floor of a building.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024

One stadium in Sukhumi was newly built for the 2014 soccer tournament, next to a golden-domed church and a monkey sanctuary in which Soviet scientists used to prepare unwitting primates for missions into space.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2018

He apologized for his own role in accepting the Russian-devised cease-fire terms that left Sukhumi vulnerable to surprise attack.

From Time Magazine Archive

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