Sukko

44°48′N 37°25′E / 44.800°N 37.417°E / 44.800; 37.417

Sukko (Russian: Сукко) is a rural locality (a selo) in Anapsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) south of Anapa on the shore of the Black Sea and serving as a resort. Population: 3,156 (2010 Census).^[1]

The Sukko Valley

It lies in the north of the Abrau Peninsula, in the valley of the small Sukko River wedged between the westernmost spurs of the Caucasus Mountains, otherwise known as the Markotkh. The valley consists of beech, oak, pine and juniper forests. Sukko is a frequent shooting location for the long-running Yeralash comedy show. Between Sukko and the seaside selo of Bolshoy Utrish sprawls the Bolshoy Utrish protected area (zakaznik).

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Cypress Lake in Sukko, Russia

 

Bald Cypresses near Sukko

References

1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.