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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.
The most notable Brazilian citizen of Bulgarian origin is Dilma Rousseff, former and first female president of Brazil. Her father, Pétar, was born in Gabrovo and, as a member of the Bulgarian Communist Party in the 1920s, he was forced to flee Bulgaria in 1929 due to political persecution.
Rousseff's wide margin over her rivals sparked a "Dilma fever" in Bulgaria. [1] Although she does not speak Bulgarian she said in an interview that she does feel like a Bulgarian to a certain extent. [2] During her state visit to Bulgaria, on October 5, 2011, Rousseff was awarded Bulgaria's highest state honour, the Order of Stara Planina.
Sofia Ring Mall is a shopping mall in Sofia. It has a total built area of 69,000 square metres and is located on the Sofia ring road, from which it takes its name. It opened in December 2014. Plaza West: Plaza West will be a shopping mall in Sofia. It has a total built area of 37,750 square metres and is located on the Sofia's west ring road.
The gaida of Bulgaria is worthy of its own subsection. In Bulgaria the gaida has been a long symbol of the country and its heritage, and is one of the more well-known instruments of the country. The gaida most widely used is the Thracian gaida. There is in the Rhodope Mountains the deep-sounding kaba gaida.
Nowadays there are some 40,000 Roman Catholic Bulgarians in Bulgaria, additional 10,000 in the Banat in Romania and up to 100,000 people of Bulgarian ancestry in South America. The Roman Catholic Bulgarians of the Banat are also descendants of Paulicians who fled there at the end of the 17th century after an unsuccessful uprising against the ...
Sofia (София) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. These are natives, residents or others related to Sofia. These are natives, residents or others related to Sofia. Subcategories
The location of Bulgaria Flag-map of Bulgaria An enlargeable relief map of the Republic of Bulgaria The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bulgaria: Bulgaria is a unitary parliamentary republic located in Southeastern Europe, bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and ...
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