Local people enjoy the warm weather near the Black Sea shore in Sukhumi, the capital of the self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia, 02 March 2025 (issued 11 March 2025). Abkhazia, a breakaway territory of Georgia since 2008 and recognized by a limited number of countries, including Russia, relies on tourism as a key economic driver. Its Black Sea coastline, with its mild climate and Soviet-era sanatoriums, continues to attract primarily Russian tourists, despite aging infrastructure and remnants of past conflict. (Photo by Yuri Kochetkov/EPA)
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