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Vardane is a settlement in the Lazarevsky region of Sochi in the Krasnodar Krai of Russia. The Vardane station of the North Caucasus railway is located here. The settlement has a population of 5,000 people, mostly Armenians and Russians.

The settlement is situated on the coast of the Black Sea at the influx of the Buu river. Vardane borders with Detlyazhka on the west, and on the east a mountain range separates Vardane with Nizhnyaya Khobza. Within the settlement are facilities for animal husbandry and greenhouses, as well as a school, a clinic, and several recreation centers such as "Sheksna" and "Vardane".

History
Vardane (formerly known as Buap and Tsopsyn) is one of the oldest settlements on the territory of present-day Sochi. The name of the settlement is of Abkhaz origin and is linked to the Vardan family, whose name can be found in the toponymy of Abkhazia as well. From the 16th century onward the Abazin population was being constantly expelled and assimilated by Ubykhs. Vardane is becoming the center of the Ubykh society of Vardane, which comprises land stretching from the Buu river to the Mamaisky passage. The Dzepsh royal family ruled in this society.

During the Caucasian War from 1817 to 1864, Ubykhia became under control of Imam Shamil. At this time Magomet Amin built the one and only fortress on the territory of Vardane.

In 1864 the land of Vardane and the neighboring Uch-Dere were handed over to the Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia.