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Tuapse () is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated on the northeast shores of the Black Sea. It is the administrative center of Tuapsinsky District. Geographical location: . Population: is 64,238 (2002 Census). Town status since 1916. Tuapse is a sea port and a centre of resort zone.
Russian Children Center Orlyonok (former All-Russian SFSR Young Pioneer camp) is located there. The 2005 Miss Universe winner, Natalie Glebova, was born in Tuapse.
Tuapse is a large centre for Shapsugh Adyghe speakers, with about 10,000 speakers of the language living in Tuapse. The name of the town is itself Adyghe ( two waters).
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