Panorama of the city. Sukhum Webcams Online

Rotary online webcam with a panoramic view of the city of Sukhumi. Sukhum is the capital of Abkhazia. The city originated in the VI century BC, which makes it one of the oldest in the world. At that time, on the site of the local settlement of Akua, Greek merchants founded the colony of Dioscuria, which later became a major commercial and economic center.

Then the Romans came and, having destroyed Dioscuria, founded their fortress Sebastopolis. Many centuries later, the Arabs swept through the lands of the future Sukhum, giving the settlement the name Tskhum. After the Turks renamed it Sukhum-Kale, which means "fortress of water and sand".

Highlights
- Sukhum is the Russified name of the city, which it received with the annexation of the Caucasus to the Russian Empire. Interestingly, the Abkhazians themselves call the capital of their country Akua.
- The mineral springs and healing air of Sukhum will improve your health, and the yellow sand and turquoise sea will relax your body and soul. The city is surrounded by greenery, and it is impossible to look away from the snow-white architectural monuments.

Climate and weather
- Sukhum is located in a convenient location: it is open to the warm sea and protected from the wind, which creates a special climate. Hot weather lasts until the end of October, winter is warm and mild. Summer in Sukhum lasts 7-8 months, 220 days a year the sun shines here.
- In July and August in the capital of Abkhazia, the air warms up to +26...+30 °C, sometimes up to +35 °C. The sea from such heat becomes warm as fresh milk - +24...+30 °C. In autumn, the weather becomes more pleasant: the air temperature drops to +20...+25 °C, and the sea remains warm — +23...+26 °C.
- In winter, the air temperature does not fall below 0 °C and on average is +8...+14 °C. The sea freezes only on very cold nights.
— The rainiest months are November, December and January. At this time, there is twice as much precipitation as in the whole summer.
- Sukhum is good at any time of the year, but it is best to come here from the end of summer to mid-autumn — at this time it is soft and comfortable, fruits and vegetables are plentiful, housing prices and service are low, and there are very few tourists.

Attractions
- Sukhum has its own exquisite picturesque embankment-the embankment of the Mahajirs. It was built in the late XIX-early XX century. Another embankment that frames the Black Sea coast is the Dioskurov Embankment. Both of them are surrounded by old houses and cultural monuments.
— In the center of the capital is the oldest monument of the country-the Sukhumi fortress, founded in the II century AD.
- Sukhum is a city of several faiths, there are many temples, ancient and modern, of various religions. We recommend that you definitely visit the Orthodox Kamansky Church of the X–XII centuries and the Cathedral of the Annunciation, the Lutheran church, the Polish church, and the synagogue.
- Not far from the sea there is a beautiful Theater Square with the Abkhazian State Drama Theater and an exhibition hall.
— One of the most beautiful streets in Sukhum-Leon Avenue-connects the sea and Trapezium Mountain. This street is a real open-air museum. It houses the Philharmonic Hall, the botanical garden, and the famous monkey nursery.
- The Botanical Garden of Sukhum is known far beyond the city limits. It was founded in 1840, and since then it has been visited by thousands of tourists every year. Here you can see a stunning collection of plants with their size and beauty. The main attraction of the garden is a 250-year-old Caucasian linden tree.
- Monkey Nursery-home for 300 monkeys from Africa, South America, Asia. The nursery has a museum of primates and the only monument to a monkey in the world.
- In the picturesque surroundings of the capital, there are a large number of interesting cultural monuments: the Beslet Bridge over the Baslu River, the Bagrat Castle, the Sukhumi lighthouse, made in France.