About Sukhum

Sukhum is the capital of the Republic of Abkhazia and one of the oldest cities in the world. The history of the city dates back to more than 2500 years, and it changed different names within this time: Dioskuriada, Sebastopolis, Sukhum-Kale.

According to 2011 Census data, the population of Sukhum is 62,914 inhabitants.


The city is located in the central part of the republic of Abkhazia on the Black Sea coast, on the banks of the Sukhum bay in 107 kilometres from the Russian border.


The climate of Sukhum is milder than in other parts of the Black Sea coast. The average annual temperature is + 14 ° C. Winter is warm +8 ° C, +14 ° C; summers are hot and humid +24 ° C, + 30 ° C. Sea water is heated to +28 ° C, +30 ° C.