Poti

Poti ( ; Mingrelian: ფუთი, puti; Laz: ჶაში/Faşi or ფაში/Paşi) is a port city in Georgia, located on the eastern Black Sea coast in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti in the west of the country. Built near the site of the ancient Greek colony of Phasis and deriving its name from the same, the city has become a major port city and industrial center since the early 20th century. It is also home to a main naval base and the headquarters of the Georgian Navy.

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Poti is a city in the country of Georgia, situated within the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region. The city has an area of 65.8 and a population of 51,000. It is located at an elevation of 0 above sea level and falls within the UTC+04:00 time zone. Poti shares borders with Lanchkhuti Municipality and Khobi Municipality. The local dialing code is (493), and postal codes range from 4400 to 4499.

The city’s official name is ფოთი, and it was established in 601. Poti is twinned with Aktau, Larnaca, LaGrange, and Burgas. Historically, the area was part of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Kutaisi Governorate. The city replaces the former settlement of Phasis.

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Place details

Locality: ფოთი
Region: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი
Country: საქართველო
Population: 41,175
Timezone: Asia/Tbilisi

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Poti
Settlement.native_name: ფოთი
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Poti.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Poti COA.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Georgia#Georgia Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 280
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Poti in Georgia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Mkhare
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Settlement.government_type: Mayor–Council
Settlement.governing_body: Poti City Assembly
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Beka Vacharadze (GD)
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 7th century BC
Settlement.area_total_km2: 65.8

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Travel guide

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
History
Ancient and medieval history
Modern history
Politics
Geography and climate
Economy
Sport
Fiber optic network
Military
International relations
Twin towns—Sister cities
See also
Explanatory notes
References
Notes
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==Etymology== The name Poti is linked to Phasis, but the etymology is a matter of a scholarly dispute. "Phasis" () is first recorded in Hesiod's Theogony (c. 700 BC) as a name of the river, not a town. Since Erich Diehl, 1938, first suggested a non-Hellenic origin of the name and asserted that Phasis might have been a derivative of a local hydronym, several explanations have been proposed, linking the name to the Proto-Georgian-Zan *Poti, Svan *Pasid, and even to a Semitic word, meaning "a gold river".

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