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Batumi

Batumi

A coastal city in Georgia with more than 120,000 people, the Black Sea in Batumi is a very good jewel. Port with a dynamic culture and history of citrus and tea, the city is full of charm. Batumi is located in the location of the ancient Greek colony named Batis. He was famous since the 11th century as a strong pertahanannya. Before occupied by Turkey in the 16-century, including in Batumi on the Georgian territory Century Middle. Based on the content of the Agreement of San Stefano signed by Russia and the Ottoman Empire, Russia menganeksasi Batumi.

Unrest during World War I Turkish intervention force in Batumi in April 1918 - followed by the United Kingdom and eight months - until July 1920. President of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Batumi to the Bolshevik leader Lenin with the terms of the status of autonomy for the majority of Muslim Batumi. After the Soviet collapse, Aslan Abashidze was appointed as head of the council until the government Ajaria in May 2004, when he hengkang to Russia due to mass protests against his leadership.