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Tsemesskaya Bay

Sat, 6 Jan 2007 11:07:12 +0000

The Tsemes Bay (also Tsemess Bay and Novorossiysk Bay; Russian: Tsemesskaya bukhta) is an ice-free bay located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, in Krasnodar Krai of Russia. It takes its name from the Tsemes River which flows into the bay. The depth of the sea varies from 21 to 27 meters. The length of the bay is 15 kilometers; its maximum width is 9 kilometers. It is bordered by the Sudzhuk Spit and Cape Doob. Although the navigation is affected by strong autumn and winter bora winds (up to 220 kilometers per hour), the bay was frequented by ancient Greek navigators who established the colony of Bata on the shore. Michael Rostovtzeff explained this by the fact that there are no other decent harbours along the coastline all the way to Batumi. During the Middle Ages, the coast was controlled by the Ghisolfi merchant family of Genoa. Novorossiysk, founded by Russians as a military facility, is the chief port on the bay. Several ships of the Black Sea Fleet were scuttled in the bay to avoid their capture by the Germans in 1918. It was also the scene of several notable shipwrecks, including that of SS Admiral Nakhimov in 1986. Following the establishment of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, the Commercial Seaport of Novorossiysk has emerged as the busiest oil terminal in the Black Sea. The southern portion of the bay, with the minor resort of Kabardinka, is administered from Gelendzhik http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsemes_Bay.
Gelendzhik, Russia, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

Monument to Poet Lermontov

Sat, 6 Jan 2007 11:07:06 +0000

Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (October 15 [O.S. October 3] 1814 - July 27 [O.S. July 15] 1841), a Russian Romantic writer and poet, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", was the most important presence in Russian poetry after Alexander Pushkin's death until his own four years later, at the age of 26. Like Pushkin, he fell in a duel. In one of his best-known poems, written on January 1, 1840 he described his poetry as "iron verse steeped in bitterness and hatred." More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lermontov Gelendzhik is a resort town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated on the Gelendzhik Bay of the Black Sea, between Novorossiysk (31 km to the northwest) and Tuapse (93 km to the southeast). The municipality of Greater Gelendzhik spawls for 102 kilometers along the coastline and covers an area of 122,754 ha (of which only 1,925 ha fall within the boundaries of Gelendzhik proper). Population: 50,012 (2002 Census); 47,711 (1989 Census). In antiquity, the Gelendzhik Bay was the site of a minor Greek outpost, mentioned as Torikos in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax. It is unknown to Hellenistic sources, but reappears in Roman ones under the name of Pagrae in 64 BC. The colony was wiped out by the invading Huns, which were succeeded by the Zygii soon after. During the Middle Ages, the bay was of some mercantile importance to the Genoese traders who referred to the seaside village as Maurolaca. Before Russia secured the coast by the Treaty of Adrianople (1829), a brisk slave trade had been carried on between the mountaineers and the Ottoman Empire. Since the Circassian beauties were usually traded for gold and other commodities before being taken to Turkish seraglios, the market place became known as "Gelendzhik" (literally, "white brides"). In 1831, one of the first forts of the Black Sea Coastal Line was set up at Gelendzhik. At the outbreak of the Crimean War the fort had to be blown up and abandoned, but it was resettled by the Cossacks in 1864, at the conclusion of the Russian-Circassian hostilities, and became known as Stanitsa Gelendzhiksaya. The town of Gelendzhik was incorporated in 1915. During the Soviet period, Gelendzhik was developed as a spa. It possesses sand beaches, three waterparks, two aerial tramway lines, and two Orthodox churches (from 1909 and 1913, respectively). The environs of Gelendzhik are noted for a chain of waterfalls, an outcrop of dolmens, two extremely ancient pine and juniper groves, and the Sail Rock, located 17 km from the downtown core. The coastal village of Arkhipo-Osipovka, administrated from Gelendzhik, contains the terminus of the Blue Stream gas pipeline. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelendzhik http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=44.570048&lon=38.07003&z=13&l=1&m=a&v=2 exct place of the monument: http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=44.564491&lon=38.076982&z=17&l=1&m=a&v=2.
Gelendzhik, Russia, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

a street

Sat, 6 Jan 2007 10:50:28 +0000

Gelendzhik is a resort town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated on the Gelendzhik Bay of the Black Sea, between Novorossiysk (31 km to the northwest) and Tuapse (93 km to the southeast). The municipality of Greater Gelendzhik spawls for 102 kilometers along the coastline and covers an area of 122,754 ha (of which only 1,925 ha fall within the boundaries of Gelendzhik proper). Population: 50,012 (2002 Census); 47,711 (1989 Census). In antiquity, the Gelendzhik Bay was the site of a minor Greek outpost, mentioned as Torikos in the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax. It is unknown to Hellenistic sources, but reappears in Roman ones under the name of Pagrae in 64 BC. The colony was wiped out by the invading Huns, which were succeeded by the Zygii soon after. During the Middle Ages, the bay was of some mercantile importance to the Genoese traders who referred to the seaside village as Maurolaca. Before Russia secured the coast by the Treaty of Adrianople (1829), a brisk slave trade had been carried on between the mountaineers and the Ottoman Empire. Since the Circassian beauties were usually traded for gold and other commodities before being taken to Turkish seraglios, the market place became known as "Gelendzhik" (literally, "white brides"). In 1831, one of the first forts of the Black Sea Coastal Line was set up at Gelendzhik. At the outbreak of the Crimean War the fort had to be blown up and abandoned, but it was resettled by the Cossacks in 1864, at the conclusion of the Russian-Circassian hostilities, and became known as Stanitsa Gelendzhiksaya. The town of Gelendzhik was incorporated in 1915. During the Soviet period, Gelendzhik was developed as a spa. It possesses sand beaches, three waterparks, two aerial tramway lines, and two Orthodox churches (from 1909 and 1913, respectively). The environs of Gelendzhik are noted for a chain of waterfalls, an outcrop of dolmens, two extremely ancient pine and juniper groves, and the Sail Rock, located 17 km from the downtown core. The coastal village of Arkhipo-Osipovka, administrated from Gelendzhik, contains the terminus of the Blue Stream gas pipeline. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelendzhik http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=44.570048&lon=38.07003&z=13&l=1&m=a&v=2.
Gelendzhik, Russia, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

city park

Sat, 6 Jan 2007 10:50:25 +0000

city park

Sat, 6 Jan 2007 10:36:34 +0000

Local market

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:32:53 +0000

Local market.
Gelendzhik, Russia, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

Local market

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:32:53 +0000

Local market.
Gelendzhik, Russia, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

seaside promenade

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:24:16 +0000

seaside promenade

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:24:16 +0000

Seaside park

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:19:22 +0000

police cars in a street

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:19:21 +0000

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Gelendzhik, Russia, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.

Gelendzhik seaside walkway

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:11:54 +0000

A street in Gelendzhik

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:53:05 +0000

A street in Gelendzhik.
Gelendzhik, Russia, photo by Pavel Viaznikov.