Batumi

Batumi

Batumi (/bɑːˈtuːmi/; Georgian: ბათუმი .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}pronounced [ˈbatʰumi] ⓘ), historically Batum[3] or Batoum,[4] is the second-largest city of Georgia and the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, located on the coast of the Black Sea in Georgia's southwest, 20 kilometers north of the border with Turkey. It is situated in a subtropical zone at the foot of the Caucasus. Much of Batumi's economy revolves around tourism and gambling (it is nicknamed "The Las Vegas of the Black Sea"), but the city is also an important seaport 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.[5]  Lazica (to 780) Kingdom of Abkhazia, 780–1010 Kingdom of Georgia, 1010–1455 Kingdom of Imereti, 1455–1703 Ottoman Empire, 1703–1878 Russian Empire, 1878–1918 British Empire, 1918–1920 Dem. Rep. of Georgia, 1920–1921 USSR (Adj. ASSR in G.SSR) 1921–1991  Adjara (de facto independent, de jure part of Georgia) 1991–2004  Georgia (AR of Adjara), 1991 (2004)–present