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Poti (Georgian: ფოთი, Poti) is a city in the Samegrelo province in the west of Republic of Georgia. It is situated on the east coast of the Black Sea and therefore serves as one of the three Georgian ports on that sea. Nearby the city, the major river of Western Georgia, Rioni, enters the Black Sea. Poti was founded as a [Greek]] colony in the 7th century BC and named Phasis. For the first time in Georgia, a railway was constructed between Poti and Shorapani in 1871. In 1991 a European water-skiing championship took place in Poti. The legend about the Golden Fleece (the Argonauts, Jason and Medea) is geographically set in the town of Poti and the river Rioni. In 1986 the famous traveller Tim Severin stopped here during his "Golden Fleece" round. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 416 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,476 × 768 pixels, file size: 208 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 7th century BC started on January 1, 700 BC and ended on December 31, 601 BC. // Overview Events Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria who created the the first systematically collected library at Nineveh A 16th century depiction of the Hanging Gardens of... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... GMT redirects here. ... Moscow Summer Time Category: ... Although DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... GMT redirects here. ... ... Samegrelo (Mingrelia) is a historic province in the western part of the republic of Georgia, formerly also known as Odishi. ... Motto ძალა ერთობაშია(Georgian) Strength is in Unity Anthem Tavisupleba Freedom Capital (and largest city) Tbilisi Official languages Georgian1 Demonym Georgian Government Semi-presidential unitary republic  -  President Mikheil Saakashvili  -  Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli Consolidation  -  Georgian kingdoms of Colchis and Iberia c. ... For other uses, see Black Sea (disambiguation). ... The Rioni River is the principal river of western Georgia. ... Shorapani Coat of Arms Shorapani is a small Georgian town, situated in Zestaponi Ditrict, the region of Imereti. ... Jason returns with the golden Fleece on an Apulian red-figure calyx krater, ca. ... The Argo, by Lorenzo Costa In Greek mythology, the Argonauts (Ancient Greek: ) were a band of heroes who, in the years before the Trojan War, accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest for the Golden Fleece. ... This article is about the hero from Greek mythology. ... This article is about the Greek mythological figure. ...

part of Poti's port

The population of Poti is 47,149 according to 2002 figures. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 236 pixelsFull resolution‎ (907 × 267 pixels, file size: 25 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 236 pixelsFull resolution‎ (907 × 267 pixels, file size: 25 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...

Poti is divided into four municipalities: Center, Nabada, Island and Maltakva. Maltakva is renowned for its tourism facilities, hosting important sports events. In the old buildings, where Soviet soldiers used to live, now live refugees from Abkhazia.

Poti building

Poti is located at an altitude of two meters above sea level. It has a subtropical climate. Winter is mild and warm. The average temperature in January equals 5.2 degrees Celsius, in July 22.9 degrees Celsius. Rainfall is abundant and reaches 1,960 mm per annum. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,816 × 2,112 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,816 × 2,112 pixels, file size: 1. ...

Three schools of higher education and more than 10 secondary schools function in town.

Service and food industry represent the most important sectors of the economy. The port (5 million tons per annum) is operational.

Poti is also a home to a main naval base and headquarters of the Georgian navy. The Georgian Naval Forces flag The Georgian Navy (Georgian Naval Forces; Georgian: , sakartvelos samkhedro-sazghvao dzalebi) is a branch of the Georgian Defense Ministry armed forces. ...

Niko Nikoladze was a mayor of modern Poti. Niko Nikoladze. ...

Sister Cities

• LaGrange, Georgia, USA
• Burgas, Bulgaria
• Larnaca, Cyprus

Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... LaGrange is a city in Troup County, Georgia, United States. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... Burgas (Bulgarian: , sometimes transliterated as Bourgas) is the second-largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast with population 205,821. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... District Larnaka  - Mayor Andreas Moyseos Population (2001)  - City 72,000 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Website: http://www. ...

External links

• www.poti.ge
• Poti Sea Port authority web site
• Chart of Poti port