| JM MC - Batumi ( ბათუმი ) 2012 Like us on FB : www.facebook.com გადმოწერა : mus.ge Album : One Love --------- About Batumi ------------ Batumi (Georgian: ბათუმი) is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. Sometimes considered Georgia's second capital, with a population of 121806 (2002 census), Batumi serves as an important port and a commercial center. It is situated in a subtropical zone, rich in agricultural produce such as citrus fruit and tea. While industries of the city include shipbuilding, food processing, and light manufacturing, most of its economy revolves around tourism. Batumi is located on the site of the ancient Greek colony in Colchis called Bathus or Bathys -- derived from the Greek phrase bathus limen or bathys limin meaning "deep harbour". Under Hadrian (r. 117--138 AD), it was converted into a fortified Roman port later deserted for the fortress of Petra founded in the times of Justinian I (r. 527--565). Garrisoned by the Roman-Byzantine forces, it was formally a possession of the kingdom of Lazica until being occupied briefly by the Arabs who did not hold it; in the 9th century it formed part of the Bagratid monarchy of Tao-Klarjeti and at the close of the 10th century of the unified kingdom of Georgia which succeeded it. Batumi today is the main port of Georgia. It has the capacity for 80000-tonne tankers to take materials such as oil which is shipped through ... |
