The Imereti Lowlands ( ka, იმერეთის დაბლობი, ) is located in western
Georgia
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* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
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and continues on the coast of the
Black Sea
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between the
Mzymta and
Psou
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rivers in the
Krasnodar Krai
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,
Russia
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. It meets the sea in the
Adler district of
Sochi
Sochi ( rus, Сочи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg, from – ''seaside'') is the largest Resort town, resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi (river), Sochi River, along the Black Sea in the North Caucasus of Souther ...
city.
The name derives from the Georgian region of
Imereti
Imereti ( Georgian: იმერეთი, ) is a region of Georgia situated in the central-western part of the republic along the middle and upper reaches of the Rioni River. Imereti is the most populous region in Georgia. It consists of 11 mun ...
.
The Imereti Lowlands was an important bird area protected since 1911, most of which was destroyed during the construction of the
Coastal cluster of the
2014 Winter Olympic Games. The project included hotel complexes that would have a combined total of 5,600 rooms. The largest of these hotels was built on 36 hectares in the Imereti Lowlands. The Lowlands would also have a four-star, 700-room hotel for dignitaries and guests attending the Games.
600px, center, Imereti Lowlands, October 2011 during the construction of the coastal cluster for the 2014 Winter Olympics
An ornithological park was officially created on approximately 300 hectares of lands left unoccupied by the olympic infrastructure, but most of the land was inadequate for this purpose.
References
www.ikd.ru— Жителям имеретинской низменности пообещали, что переселения не будет
— Строительство Олимпийских объектов окончательно погубит Имеретинскую низменность
— Реквием по Имеретинской низменности
http://geo.opensochi.org- Природный орнитологический парк в Имеретинской низменности
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Sochi
Landforms of Krasnodar Krai
Valleys of Russia