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The Psou ( Abkhaz Ҧсоу, georgian ფსოუ, Russian Псоу ) is a river in the western Caucasus, which forms the border between the breakaway Georgian republic of Abkhazia and Krasnodar District of the Russian Federation.
Geography
It rises in the western Caucasus and flows between the massif of the Great Caucasus Mountains in the north and the mountain range of the Gagra in a westerly direction to its mouth in the Black Sea. The river is 57 km long and has a catchment area of about 420 square kilometers.
History
1919, the flow was set as the boundary between the then independent Georgia and located in the Civil War Russia and its 'white' representatives under the mediation of Great Britain stationed there observer group. The along the Black Sea coast leading up to the end of the Soviet Union railway line from Sochi to Tbilisi and on to Baku in Azerbaijan is passable since the conflict in Abkhazia no longer on the frontier station Psou.
The since 2008 important for trade between Georgia and Russia border crossing over the river Psou to be opened according to an agreement between the governments of the two States from November 2011 to Georgian exports again.
Security
For security in Abkhazia, the Foreign Office has published relevant information in the internet 2011.
2014 Winter Olympics
In Sochi and the north of it lying mountains of the Olympic Winter Games will be held in 2014. This will also affect belonging to Russia areas along the Psou.