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  1. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › SofiaSofia - Wikipedia

    Sofia (/ ˈ s oʊ f i ə, ˈ s ɒ f-, s oʊ ˈ f iː ə / SOH-fee-ə, SOF-; Bulgarian: София, romanized: Sofiya, IPA: ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country.

  2. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › BulgariaBulgaria - Wikipedia

    Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities include Burgas, Plovdiv, and Varna . One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Karanovo culture (6,500 BC).

  3. Jul 5, 2024 · Sofia, capital of Bulgaria. It is situated near the geographical center of the Balkans region, in the Sofia Basin, a troughlike valley in the western part of the country. It was liberated from Ottoman rule by Russian troops on January 4, 1878, and was designated the Bulgarian capital on April 3, 1879.

  4. Jun 18, 2019 · Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria. It also happens to be the largest city in Bulgaria. It is the home to an estimated 1.23 million people while another 1.68 million people live in its metropolitan area. The city of Sofia is at the center of the Balkan Peninsula and it is half-way between the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea.

  5. Sofia (София) is the capital of Bulgaria. It is also the biggest city in the country with about 2 million citizens (including suburbs). Today, Sofia is a dynamic European capital, distinguished by its unique combination of European and communist-style architecture as well as many beautiful Orthodox churches.

  6. Bulgaria's pleasingly laid-back capital is often overlooked by visitors heading to the coast or the ski resorts, but they're missing something special. Sofia is no grand metropolis, but it's a modern, youthful city, with a scattering of onion-domed churches, Ottoman mosques and stubborn Red Army monuments that lend an eclectic, exotic feel.

  7. www.wikiwand.com › en › SofiaSofia - Wikiwand

    Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths.

  8. Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria. In the last decade, Sofia has seen considerable expansion economically and in tourism. Recently, it has also become a destination for immigrants from surrounding Balkan countries. This city, with a history that extends back several millennia, continues to evolve. Where is Sofia?

  9. What to do? The building of Buyuk Mosque. Welcome to Sofia the capital of Bulgaria.

  10. Our capital. Sofia is the largest city and the capital of Bulgaria, as well as the 15th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1,291,591 people (2011 Census). Sofia citizens account for 83.5% of the population of Sofia district and for 17.5% of the population of Bulgaria.