Batumi

Batumi is the capital of Adjara, southwestern Georgia, located in a gulf of the Black Sea, about 9.5 miles (15 km) north of the Turkish border. The city’s name comes from the site of its first settlement on the left bank of the Bath River. The city, whose history dates back to the 1st millennium BC, was transferred by Turkey to Russia in 1878. This is an important port. There is an oil refinery that uses oil supplied by pipeline from Baku. Other industries include shipyard, mechanical engineering, galvanizing and furniture manufacturing, as well as a number of light industrial plants.

Its many gardens and its streets are lined with exotic plants; north of the city is the Batumi Botanical Garden, with a rich collection of subtropical and tropical plants. Batumi is the center of a tea- and citrus-growing area; there are tea plantations on the city’s outskirts. There are teacher-training and polytechnic institutes. Pop. (2016 est.) 154,600.

Batumi’s Geography and climate

The city is the administrative center of Adjara Autonomous Republic. It consists of administrative units of Old Batumi, Rustaveli, Bagrationi, Agmashenebeli, Javakhishvili, Tamari, Khimshiashvili, Boni-Gorodoki, Airport, Kakhaberi, Batumi, Gonio – Kvariati and Green Cape. The main part of the city lies to the south of the Gulf of Batumi and the northern part of the Kakhaberi plain, the rest of the city lies to the east and northeast of the Gulf – along the Bartskhani and Korolistskali rivers.

This City is a major international port on the southeastern coast of the Black Sea. There is a natural lake in Batumi, which is part of Batumi Park. Subtropical vegetation is widely spread in the city and its surroundings. Artificially cultivated parks, tea and citrus plantations are common. There are Colchis natural fortress and brushwood in some places.

There is a humid subtropical climate here with warm summers and winters without snow. The average annual temperature in January is 7.1 ° C and in August it is 23.2 ° C.

What to see in Batumi

You should start visiting Batumi by exploring its streets and the architecture of the XIX-XX centuries. You can visit all the main religious buildings (Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Islam, Judaism). According to the ancient history of Adjara, Archaeological Museum is very interesting, with its unique materials (coins of Georgian and foreign origin, bronze, glass and ceramics, etc.) from the Bronze Age Including A.C. medieval times.

This sunny, seaside city is unimaginable without a boulevard, fountains, modern architecture, yachts and the landscape of sunset. And the last, the greenery of Botanical Garden, with its diverse vegetation and beautiful sceneries, will definitely give you tranquility and admiration.