Sirius (urban-type settlement)

Sirius (Russian: Сириус) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is incorporated as a federal territory.[1]

Sirius Сириус
Urban-type settlement
Location of Sirius
Sirius Location of Sirius Sirius Sirius (Krasnodar Krai)
Coordinates: 43°24′31″N 39°57′09″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Krasnodar Krai
Administrative district	Federal territory

Sirius is located on the Black Sea coast, between the Mzymta in the northwest and the Psou on the southeast. The Psou also designated the state border between Russia and Georgia (Abkhazia). From the inland site, Sirius is roughly bounded by A147 highway connecting Dzhubga via Tuapse and Sochi with the Russian border.

History

Sirius was established in 2019 in part of the Imereti Lowlands which belonged to Adlersky City District of the city of Sochi. This is the area which was developed before the 2014 Winter Olympics. It was first subordinated to Sochi, and eventually on 22 December 2020 a law designating Sirius as the first ever federal territory was adopted and signed.[1]

The settlement contains an eponymous education center and is expected to grow into a large high-tech campus.[2] It also contains the Sochi Olympic Park.

Economy

Transportation

The checkpoint between Russia and Abkhazia, close to the brigge over the Psou, is located in Sirius.

A railway connecting Sochi and Sukhumi across the border also crosses the area of Sirius. There are three railway stations, Olimpiyskaya Derevnya, Imeretinsky Kurort, and Vesyoloye. Imeretinsky Kurort is a terminus for suburban trains from Sochi, which also stop at Olimpiyskaya Derevnya. Vesyoloye is only served by long-distance passenger trains and by the suburban service to Gagra.

References

1. "Путин подписал закон о федеральной территории «Сириус»". news.ru (in Russian). December 22, 2020.
2. Zamakhina, Tatyana (December 24, 2020). "Звездный статус". Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian).