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Sofia [a] 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. It has a humid continental climate.
The Roman Wall (Bulgarian: Римска стена, Rimska stena) [1] is the popular but incorrect name for an early Ottoman-era architectural monument in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Part of a 16th or 17th-century Islamic religious building, it now stands in the middle of a small marketplace in the Lozenets neighbourhood.
In 1385 Sofia was besieged and conquered by the Ottoman Empire during the reign of Murad I. Ottoman subjects from Anatolia joined the predominantly Bulgarian-speaking population during that time. Sofia saw the 1443 crusade of John Hunyadi and Władysław III of Varna, a desperate effort to drive out the Ottomans. The crusade failed and many ...
The Saint Sofia Church stands in the middle of an ancient necropolis and many tombs have been unearthed both under and near the church. Some of the tombs even feature frescoes. Because Saint Sophia represents Holy Wisdom , icons within the church depict Sophia as Christ Emmanuel , a young figure of Christ seated on a rainbow.
Romani wedding in Sofia, 1936 A Romani in wagon (Dolna Banya) Romani ghetto in Filipovtsi, Sofia Roma people in Sliven Roma dancers. Romani people in Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Ромите в България, romanized: Romite v Bǎlgariya; Romani: Romane ando Bulgariya) constitute Europe's densest Roma minority.
Sofia: 10,000 Its population is mixed Bulgarians and Roma Shesti neighborhood Nova Zagora: 10,000 Probuda neighborhood Burgas: 7,277 The majority of today's population is Roma Karmen neighborhood Kazanlak: 7,000 Lozenets neighborhood Stara Zagora: 5,000 Filipovtsi neighborhood gypsy part Sofia: 4,659 ~100% Gradets: village Kotel, Sliven: 3,759 ...
"La Romana" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, featuring Dominican rapper El Alfa. It is the sixth single of Bad Bunny's debut studio album X 100pre . The single reached a peak position of 12 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.
The Statue of Sofia (Bulgarian: Статуя на София, romanized: Statuya na Sofiya) is a monumental sculpture in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was officially opened to the public by the capital's mayor Stefan Sofiyanski on December 28, 2000.