Loo Microdistrict
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Loo is a microdistrict
of Lazarevsky City District of the city of Sochi
, Krasnodar Krai
, Russia
, located 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) from the city center. Loo is one of the stations on the North Caucasus Railway
and can be reached by the M27 highway
.
feudal families, Lau or Loo. Until 1864, Ubykhs from the Vardane
community lived in the Loo river valley. On the coast of the sea was the aul of Ismail Barakai Dzepsh, one of the Ubykh leaders during the Caucasian War
. Since 1872 the Loo river basin belongs to the property of Vardane.
The ruins of a medieval Abkhaz
temple, known as the Loo Temple, were preserved in the mountains near Loo, approximately 200 metres (656.2 ft) high. The northern wall of the temple, being built from limestone blocks, was preserved better than the remaining parts. The temple is 11 metres (36.1 ft) wide and 20 metres (65.6 ft) long, and the thickness of the temple walls exceeds 1 metres (3.3 ft). According to the setting of the temple, it is similar to the temples of Pitsunda
and Lykhny
in Abkhazia
.
On August 7, 2008 a terrorist attack occurred on the beach of Loo, killing two people and injuring fifteen. Eight people were required to be hospitalized. The unidentified exploding device went off on the city beach at 10:10 Moscow Time
. One of the people that died was a female resident of Kiev
born in 1986, the other was a male resident of Rostov-on-Don
born in 1977.
Microdistrict
Microdistrict, or microraion , is a residential complex—a primary structural element of the residential area construction in the Soviet Union and in some post-Soviet and former Communist states...
of Lazarevsky City District of the city of Sochi
Sochi
Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...
, Krasnodar Krai
Krasnodar Krai
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, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) from the city center. Loo is one of the stations on the North Caucasus Railway
North Caucasus Railway
North Caucasus Railway is a broad gauge Russian railway network that links the Sea of Azov and Caspian Sea . It runs through ten federal subjects: Rostov Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai, Republic of Adygeya, Karachay-Cherkessia, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, Chechnya, Dagestan, and Kalmykia...
and can be reached by the M27 highway
M27 highway (Russia)
The Russian route M27 is a Russian federal highway, a mountain highway that runs along the coast of the Black Sea in Krasnodar Krai from Novorossiysk through Gelendzhik, Tuapse, and Greater Sochi to Adler. The road terminates at Russia's border with Georgia....
.
History
The name "Loo" derives from the name of one of the greatest AbazinAbazins
The Abazins are a people who live mostly in Karachay-Cherkessia and Adygea of Russia.An Abazin diaspora exists in Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Egypt , and other Islamic countries, most of which are descendants of refugees from the Caucasian War...
feudal families, Lau or Loo. Until 1864, Ubykhs from the Vardane
Vardane, Krasnodar Krai
Vardane is a rural locality in Lazarevsky City District of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The Vardane station of the North Caucasus railway is located here. The settlement has a population of 5,000 people....
community lived in the Loo river valley. On the coast of the sea was the aul of Ismail Barakai Dzepsh, one of the Ubykh leaders during the Caucasian War
Caucasian War
The Caucasian War of 1817–1864, also known as the Russian conquest of the Caucasus was an invasion of the Caucasus by the Russian Empire which ended with the annexation of the areas of the North Caucasus to Russia...
. Since 1872 the Loo river basin belongs to the property of Vardane.
The ruins of a medieval Abkhaz
Abkhaz people
The Abkhaz or Abkhazians are a Caucasian ethnic group, mainly living in Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast. A large Abkhazian diaspora population resides in Turkey, the origins of which lie in the emigration from the Caucasus in the late 19th century known as Muhajirism...
temple, known as the Loo Temple, were preserved in the mountains near Loo, approximately 200 metres (656.2 ft) high. The northern wall of the temple, being built from limestone blocks, was preserved better than the remaining parts. The temple is 11 metres (36.1 ft) wide and 20 metres (65.6 ft) long, and the thickness of the temple walls exceeds 1 metres (3.3 ft). According to the setting of the temple, it is similar to the temples of Pitsunda
Pitsunda
Pitsunda is a resort town in Gagra district of Abkhazia.The town was founded by the Greeks in the 5th century BC as a trade colony Pityus or Pitiunt. Excavations guided by Andria Apakidze unearthed remains of three 4th-century churches and a bath with superb mosaic floors...
and Lykhny
Lykhny
Lykhny is a village in the Gudauta District of Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast. The village lies along the narrow Black Sea plain of Abkhazia at an elevation of 50 meters above sea level. Lykhny is located five kilometers from the administrative center of Gudauta. There are...
in Abkhazia
Abkhazia
Abkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny...
.
On August 7, 2008 a terrorist attack occurred on the beach of Loo, killing two people and injuring fifteen. Eight people were required to be hospitalized. The unidentified exploding device went off on the city beach at 10:10 Moscow Time
Moscow Time
Moscow Time is the time zone for the city of Moscow, Russia and most of western Russia, including Saint Petersburg. It is the second westernmost of the nine time zones of Russia. Moscow Time has been UTC+4 year-round since 27 March 2011....
. One of the people that died was a female resident of Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
born in 1986, the other was a male resident of Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don
-History:The mouth of the Don River has been of great commercial and cultural importance since the ancient times. It was the site of the Greek colony Tanais, of the Genoese fort Tana, and of the Turkish fortress Azak...
born in 1977.