Russian Black Sea Coast

Russian Black Sea Coast (Черноморское побережье России) also rarely Circassian coast (Адыгэ хы аушу, Adyge xy aušu; Черкесское побережье, Čerkesskoe poberž′e) was the coast of historical Circassia on the Black Sea before 1864, extending from Anapa in the north to Adler in the south, and including cities like Tuapse and Sochi.

The coastline was ceded to Russia in 1829 as a result of the Caucasian War and the Russo-Turkish War, However, in 1828 the Circassians did not admit Russian control over Circassia because Circassia was not considered a part of the Ottoman Empire, instead claiming the Circassians were the real owners of Circassia. Thus, they kept resisting the newly established Russian outposts along the Coast and the inner lands in the Russian–Circassian War.