Sukhumi

American

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

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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Aslan Bzhania's press office said he was quitting "to maintain stability and constitutional order" and that the two sides had agreed protesters who had stormed the parliament in Sukhumi must disperse on Tuesday.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024

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 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

Dodging explosions, the Georgians zigzagged past overgrown oleander bushes and neglected vineyards toward the comparative safety of downtown Sukhumi.

From Time Magazine Archive

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