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| region | Mingrelia and Upper Svaneti | |
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| Residents | 41.465 (2014) | |
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Potentiometer (Georgianფოთი) is a port city on the Georgian Black Sea coast. According to legend, Jason came to the city in search of the golden fleece. The city is an important trading port.
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As already mentioned at the beginning, the city was the destination of Jason and the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece. This is no coincidence, since the city has been a Greek colony by name since the late 7th century BC Phasis was. Remnants of the settlements were found in the Paliostomie Lake not far from the city. The city developed into an important trading point and was a station on the Silk Road. Numerous coin finds prove its importance as a trade hub between the Mediterranean and Central Asia as South asia.
Under Turkish rule, the city was expanded into a fortress and fell to Russia in 1828. Today's Poti developed under his aegis. In 1872 the city was joined by the first Georgian railway line Tbilisi connected. As Georgia soon became the most important supplier of manganese worldwide due to its high manganese deposits, Poti also became more and more important.
With the beginning of the Soviet Union, Poti became an important naval base for the Black Sea Fleet and was considered a restricted area.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, an economically difficult period followed, which has now been overcome. The port is becoming increasingly important and the turnover of goods is steadily increasing. As an oil port in particular, Poti is to be further expanded, as an oil pipeline from the Caspian Sea to connect the port with the local oil fields.
Poti is also the ferry port to Ukraine.
getting there
By plane
Nearest airports with scheduled flights are Batumi and Kutaisi. The Poti-West airport is to be expanded and also receive scheduled flights, but there is no schedule for this yet.
By train
There are two daily express train pairs Tbilisi-Poti (one day train and one night train each), en route is in the most important cities, including Gori, Chashuri, Rioni (at Kutaisi) and Samtredia held. Travel time Tbilisi-Poti (day train) approx. 5 hours, fare approx. 25 Lari (2nd class).
By bus
Minibuses ("marshrutkas") run from Poti several times a day to all major cities in Georgia and the nearby towns. To get to Turkey by bus, you have to change trains in Batumi.
In the street
| Distances | |
| Senaki | 40 km |
|---|---|
| Kobuleti | 42 km |
| Osurgeti | 47 km |
| Samtredia | 66 km |
| Zugdidi | 70 km |
| Batumi | 74 km |
| Kutaisi | 99 km |
| Hopa | 112 km |
| Ambrolauri | 175 km |
| Mestia | 200 km |
| Tbilisi | 322 km |
Poti is on the main road ს 2 (Senaki-Poti-Batumi-Sarpi-Turkey). At Senaki you reach the ს 1 (Abkhazia-Zugdidi-Kutaisi-Tbilisi).
By boat
There is a ferry connection from Poti to Chornomorsk (formerly Illitschiwsk; at Odessa) in the Ukraine With UkrFerry. In addition to passengers, the ferries also take freight and cars with them, but they run irregularly.
Fare Poti-Illichivsk: 200 USD (passengers, including food), 400 USD (car), 490 USD (large car, e.g. minivan, jeep). Travel time approx. 48 hours, but it can take twice as long to clear customs at both ports.
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trips
- Paliastomi Lake and Colchian Wetlands. There are boat tours, you can also charter a boat for a relatively cheap price.
- Beach resorts of Grigoleti and Ureki. In Poti itself, it is not recommended to bathe in the Black Sea.
