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Port cities and towns of the Black Sea

  • SevastopolRear Admiral Thomas MacKenzie arrived at the Crimean coast in June 1783 to establish a naval squadron base. He named this new settlement Akhtiar, which…
  • ConstanțaAround 600 BC, Greek colonists established a settlement named Tomis on the northern coast of the Black Sea. This location offered a natural harbor and…
  • SochiThe name Sochi comes from the Ubykh words for sea and side, translating to seaside. Before Russian control arrived in 1829, Zygii people lived under the…