Sukhumi, Abkhazia

Abkhazia

Sukhumi, Abkhazia participates in 90 Bunkabop connections with 7500 places across 19 topics, reflecting its long history as a contested Black Sea port. History is the dominant thread, from the city's role as a key city in the realm of Mithridates VI of Pontus in the 2nd century BC to its rise as a Genoese trade center during the Georgian Golden Age. Government connections span Ottoman and Soviet-era administration through to Abkhazian independence politics. Russia and Abkhazia share the most connections with Sukhumi, followed closely by Moscow and Tbilisi.