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	Batumi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Batumi (formerly Batum or Batoum) is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia.
		Batumi, with its large port and commercial center, is also the last stop of the Trans-Caucasian railroad and the Baku oil pipeline.
		Batumi is located on the site of the ancient Greek colony of Batis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Batumi (499 words)

	Batumi
		Batumi (also Batum or Batoum) is a seaside town (population: approximately 137,000) on the Black Sea coast and capital of Ajaria, an autonomous republic in southeast Georgia.
		Batumi, with its large port and commercial center, is also the last stop of the Trans-Caucasian railroad[?] and the Baky oil pipeline.
		Despite the short period of British rule, the tree stamps exist in large numbers (probably additional ones were printed after the occupation was over), but the overprinted Russian stamps are not common, and in 2003 some command prices of over $500 US.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ba/Batumi.html (325 words)

	Building Comp Air Turbines Overseas - Rep. of Georgia
		Batumi is also known as a resort town, with beautiful beaches, warm water, and a semi-tropical climate.
		Batumi is also the largest city in the proudly independent "Autonomous Republic of Ajara".
		The Batumi aircraft technicians are now available to assist others in both the Republic of Georgia and in Turkey who would like to own and operate their own custom-built airplane.
	www.aerocompinc.com /owners/georgia (1201 words)

	Adjara crisis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On February 20, the opposition movement’s offices were again raided after the opposition had staged a protest rally in Batumi.
		In retaliation, Georgia’s central authorities imposed partial economic sanctions against its defiant region in a bid “to exhaust Ajarian regime's resources.” Tensions defused between Tbilisi and Batumi on March 16 after President Saakashvili and Aslan Abashidze met and struck a deal that allowed for economic sanctions on Ajaria to be lifted.
		On May 4, a large opposition protest rally was attacked by the local security forces in Batumi.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Adjaria_Crisis (1067 words)

	Georgia - Batumi
		Batumi is the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Ajaria (which forms part of Georgia).
		Batumi became the capital of Ajaria in 1921.
		The importance of Batumi as a port town increased with the opening of the frontier between Georgia and Turkey at Sarpi (20 km from Batumi).
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/georgia/batumi.htm (147 words)

	InternationalReports.net : Adjara, Georgia 2002
		Batumi Port Management has been the recipient of many awards for quality, for implementing new technologies and for providing excellent service to the shipping industry.
		The role of petroleum transportation was significantly increased with the construction of the important rail line from Baku, Azerbaijan to Batumi and by the end of the 19th Century nearly 20 oil shipping companies were operating out of Batumi.
		In 1923 Batumi Port was officially recognized as one of the globe’s first class ports and by 1967 the Port has been able to receive high tonnage vessels on a regular basis.
	www.internationalreports.net /cis/georgia/2002/adjara/theport.html (722 words)

	Batumi Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The first project was the terminal in arctic Russia which was to support the oilfield exploration and development operations in Siberia.
		Now, IMC has an arrangement for berth use in Batumi, Georgia which we believe is the project with the most promising outlook.
		Batumi is strategically located in the Black Sea to serve as a gateway for the landlocked Southern CIS republics of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
	www.imchouston.com /projects-batumi.asp (322 words)

	EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Amid Celebration in Batumi, Georgian Authorities Move to Reassert Authority in Ajaria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The Georgian government moved swiftly May 6 to restore its authority in Ajaria, as residents celebrated the downfall of the region’s strongman, Aslan Abashidze.
		Batumi is one of Georgia’s main export venues, and Abashidze’s authority had maintained tight control over customs control in the region.
		Abashidze’s resignation prompted raucous celebrations in the streets of Batumi, where two-days of popular protests played a critical role in pushing the former Ajarian leader from power.
	www.eurasianet.org /departments/insight/articles/eav050604.shtml (1177 words)

	AllRefer.com - Batumi (CIS And Baltic Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		A major port and trade center, it is also the terminus of the Trans-Caucasian RR, the Crimean-Caucasian steamship line, and an oil pipeline.
		Batumi is an important petroleum-shipping port and has oil refineries, shipyards, and food-processing plants.
		Site of the ancient Greek colony of Batis, the city belonged to Georgia in the Middle Ages, fell to the Turks in the late 16th cent., and passed to Russia in 1878.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Batumi.html (213 words)

	Georgia Saakashvili Strikes Bargain in Adzharia
		BATUMI, Georgia -- Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili ordered the lifting of a blockade on the country's defiant Adzharia region Thursday in return for a series of measures giving the central government control over the recalcitrant region.
		A smiling Saakashvili emerged from 3 1/2 hours of talks with Adzharian leader Aslan Abashidze at his residence in Batumi, the region's capital, claiming success in resolving a standoff that earlier in the week had threatened to spill over into civil war.
		Saakashvili agreed to lift the blockade of Adzharia, imposed on Monday, at midnight Thursday, in return for a pledge from Abashidze to give Tbilisi a bigger say in the region's affairs and to guarantee fair parliamentary elections in the republic.
	www.templetonthorp.com /ru/news565 (275 words)

	Batumi
		Palms, cypresses, magnolias, oleanders, lemon and orange trees, thuja and box trees grow flowering and fragnant in the parks, the alleys of the famous Primorsky Boulevard and on the streets.
		In the 15th century, when the Georgian state fell apart into independent princedoms, Batumi was a part of Guria, whose ruler, Prince Gurieli, successfully repulsed turkish incursions.
		Batumi is an industrial city, trading port, a shipyard, a caffeine mill, a tea factory, a citrus processing combine and many other industrial enterprises.
	www.members.tripod.com /IAYD/batumi.htm (286 words)

	Crosses & Mountains: Batumi: In the Mafia Wonderland of Abazhidze
		Passport!" said this fat guy with the badge "Customs Department of Batumi, Adjaran Autonomous Republic." The train has entered the territory of this mafia-like, almost fully independent statelet, and its notoriously corrupt officers were showing who's the boss here.
		Adjara is a small autonomous republic within Georgia created by Lenin in 1921 around the port city of Batumi, right next to the Turkish border.
		He exploited Batumi's position as a chief port of Georgia and cultivated trade with neighbouring Turkey.
	www.weecheng.com /europe/caucasus/ge/batumi/batumi1.htm (995 words)

	Silk Road Tours - Caucasus - Georgia - Batumi
		At the southern end of Georgia's Black Sea Coastline lies the seaside resort of Batumi, the capital of the province of Adjara, the warmest and wettest place in Georgia.
		Under Turkish rule in the 17th Century, Batumi was famous for its slave market, while in the 19th century under the Russians it was a free port.
		There are some lovely coastal drives outside Batumi, with citrus and tea plantations, and subtropical vegetation.
	www.silkroadandbeyond.co.uk /batumi.html (214 words)

	Getting In \| By Sea \| Armenia Travel \| TourArmenia \| Travel Guide to Armenia
		The Port of Batumi has seen less and less shipping and ferry service in recent years, run as it is by a lcoal mafia with extrotionist aims, so development and more frequent trips will be found at Poti, which is about 80 kilomters north of Batumi.
		From Batumi you can take a bus or van to Giumri and Yerevan at the bus station on Gogebashvili St. (500 meters from the port; about $16 one-way to Yerevan), or a passenger train to Tbilisi, and then bus or van or taxi to the Armenian border at Bagratashen/Airum.
		Batumi is not a safe place to spend the night walking the streets or hanging out at the port.
	www.tacentral.com /getting_in_boat.asp?story_no=1 (808 words)

	A Jarring Relationship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		BATUMI, Georgia--It might not look like it, but the small Black Sea resort of Batumi is a major and constant headache for Georgia’s central authorities--and, with two weeks to go before parliamentary elections, the headache is throbbing even more than usual.
		Batumi is the capital of a semi-separatist region of Ajaria, which is led by 65-year-old Aslan Abashidze, scion of an old Ajarian dynasty.
		He never “wins” elections with less than 90 percent of the votes, he cannot brook opposition, and he seems intent to continue the dynasty: a 24-year-old son was elected mayor of Batumi last year by an overwhelming 94 percent.
	www.tol.cz /look/TOLnew/article.tpl?IdLanguage=1&IdPublication=4&NrIssue=51&NrSection=2&NrArticle=10851 (2066 words)

	The Command Post - Global Recon - Mutiny in Batumi
		He was accused of insubordination during a standoff between Tbilisi and Batumi in March, a claim that was confirmed by the internal investigation of the Ministry of Defense.
		Posted by: loco at April 20, 2004 07:37 PM Well, as sick of them as you may be, I thought that the rest of the readers might be interested to know that the second largest recipient of US aid may soon be involved in a civil war.
		Batumi isn't really the kind of place you hear too much about my friend.
	www.command-post.org /nk/2_archives/011774.html (882 words)

	Georgian PM Says Batumi Disarmament Talks Failed - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Batumi, Georgia; 13 April 2004 (RFE/RL) -- Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania today said he had failed to secure the disarmament of armed militias in the autonomous province of Adjaria.
		Addressing reporters in Batumi after talks with Adjar leader Aslan Abashidze, Zhvania said the meeting ended inconclusively.
		Tension between Batumi and Tbilisi heightened last month when Georgian authorities imposed economic sanctions on the unruly Black Sea province.
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2004/04/050540dc-8bfd-47e7-a198-4aba74f25a85.html (168 words)

	Batumi travel guide
		Batumi travel guide - The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and what to see
		Batumi is located in the south, on the Black Sea Coast, close to the border with Turkey.
		There are no real monuments, but quite a few houses that are worth a look; they mostly date back to the 19-th century when Batumi was an important border town in the Russian defence against the Turks.
	www.world66.com /europe/georgia/batumi (175 words)

	Bat'umi Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		Beyond the cafes is Batumi's customs' house, a giant of a building which seems empty and under-used.
		Although Batumi's history goes back many a century, most of the buildings you will see in the city centre are only around a hundred years old.
		The main attraction of Batumi has to be the beach, at least in the warmer months and when it isn't pouring with rain.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Middle_East/Georgia/Batumi-1719718/Things_To_Do-Batumi-BR-1.html (968 words)

	InternationalReports.net : Adjara, Georgia 2002
		For more than 100 years, the Port of Batumi has been central to the east-west trade in petroleum.
		One of Adjara’s newest manufacturing companies is the Batumi Small Aviation Plant which commenced operations in 2001.
		The Adjarian company has a contract for co-production of the aircraft with two American firms, “Comp Air” and “Rotorway.” Currently, a total of 18 helicopters and airplanes are under construction at the modern facility in Batumi.
	www.internationalreports.net /cis/georgia/2002/adjara/regionprovides.html (471 words)

	ASN Aircraft accident description Ilyushin 18D RA-74295 - Batumi
		Due to bad weather (low clouds, rain) the crew attempted to land from the north-east (usually planes landing at Batumi approach from the seaside, i.e.
		PROBABLE CAUSE: "A considerable departure of the plane from the assigned trajectory of descent and a landing approach to Batumi airport.
		The fourth factor was" erroneous data shown by ground radio-technical facilities at Batumi airport."
	aviation-safety.net /database/record.php?id=20001025-0 (149 words)

	Online Magazine - Civil Georgia
		Meanwhile, defiant Adjarian leadership declared a curfew in the region, deploying paramilitary forces and armored vehicles in the capital Batumi and at its administrative border.
		Schools in Batumi also have been closed down and the newspapers were not delivered in the town on Monday.
		The recent crisis between Tbilisi and Batumi also threatens upcoming elections, scheduled for March 28, not only in Adjara, which is notorious for highly-suspicious elections, but in entire country.
	www.civil.ge /eng/detail.php?id=6440 (773 words)

	Batumi - Wikimedia Commons
		Early registration for Wikimania 2006 is open through July 9.
		Batumi (also Batum or Batoum) is a seaside city (population: approximately 137,000) on the Black Sea coast and capital of Ajaria, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia.
		This page was last modified 13:58, 7 April 2006.
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Batumi (63 words)

	Planet Ark : Georgian Batumi Oil Port Mined - Minister
		He said it was not clear who had laid the explosives, but the Adzhara region and its capital Batumi are under the control of rebels locked in a stand-off with the central government.
		Batumi typically ships around 200,000 barrels a day (bpd) of light Kazakh and Turkmen crude and refined oil products.
		Oil traders said the situation was unclear after deliveries to the port by rail had resumed.
	www.planetark.com /dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/25015/story.htm (325 words)

	Internews - News - Internews Georgia Helps Station Owner Regain Control of Batumi TV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Internews had provided training and technical assistance to Batumi 25 when, in early 2000, the station began producing the only independent news in the autonomous republic of Ajaria.
		Five weeks later the station was closed down when the legal owners, Giorgi Surmanidze and Edurard Chkhartishvilihad, were forced by threats of physical violence to “donate” 51% of the channel's shares to Mikhail Gagoshidze, a supporter of Aslan Abashidze, who was then leader of Ajaria.
		During the first hearing of the case, Aslan Abashidze said at a press conference "…Somebody was trying to produce his own program in Ajaria and bring dissonance in the life of Ajaria.
	www.internews.org /news/2004/20040525_ge.html (209 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Ajarian protesters challenge local ruler
		People screamed and ran, as armed men loyal to Ajaria's leader Aslan Abashidze dispersed protesting students and teachers in Batumi, the capital of this renegade province of Georgia.
		They are beating kids, they are beating women," screamed Ana, a 35-year-old teacher from one of Batumi's schools.
		His forces continue to patrol the streets of Batumi and roads leading into the town are blocked.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/3683445.stm (530 words)

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