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===Lazarevsky city district===
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[[File:Letniy theatre Sochi.jpg|thumb|210px|The Summer Theater]]

[[Lazarevsky city district]] lies to the northwest from the city center; the 2010 Census showed the population of 63,894 people.<ref name="2010Census"/> It is the largest city district by area, covering some {{convert|1744|km2|sp=us}} and comprising several [[microdistrict]]s:
*[[Lazarevskoye Microdistrict|Lazarevskoye]], {{convert|59|km|0|abbr=on}} from the city center, contains a [[delphinarium]], an old church (1903), and a new church (1999). The settlement was founded as a Russian military outpost in 1839 and was named after Admiral [[Mikhail Lazarev]].
*[[Loo Microdistrict|Loo]], {{convert|18|km|0|abbr=on}} from the city center, was once owned by Princes Loov, a noble Abkhazian family. The district contains the ruins of a medieval church, founded in the 8th century, rebuilt in the 11th century, and converted into a fortress in the Late Middle Ages.
*[[Dagomys]], {{convert|18|km|0|abbr=on}} from the city center, has been noted for its [[botanical garden]], established by order of [[Nicholas II]], as well as tea plantations and factories. A sprawling hotel complex was opened there in 1982. Dagomys adjoins [[Bocharov Ruchey]], a [[dacha]] built for [[Kliment Voroshilov]] in the 1950s, but later upgraded into a country residence of the [[President of Russia]], where he normally spends his vacations and often confers with leaders of other states.
*[[Golovinka]] is a historic location at the mouth of the Shakhe River. Formerly marking the border between the [[Ubykhs]] and the [[Shapsugs]], the settlement was noted by Italian travelers of the 17th century as Abbasa. On May 3, 1838, it was the site of the [[Subashi landing]] of the Russians, who proceeded to construct Fort Golovinsky where many convicted [[Decembrists]] used to serve. The fort was intentionally destroyed by Russian forces at the beginning of the [[Crimean War]], so as to avoid its capture by the enemy.
*[[Fort Godlik]], of which little remains, had a turbulent history. It was built at the mouth of the Godlik River in the Byzantine period (5th to 8th centuries), was destroyed by the [[Khazars]] and revived by the [[Genoa|Genoese]] in the High Middle Ages.