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Sofia

Sofia (/ˈsfiə/) (Bulgarian: София, Sofiya,pronounced [ˈsɔfijɐ]) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. Sofia is the 15th largest city in the European Union with population of more than 1.2 million people. The city is located at the foot of Vitosha Mountain in the western part of the country, within less than 50 kilometres (31 mi) drive from the Serbian border. Its location in the centre of the Balkan peninsula means that it is the midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, whereas the Aegean Sea is the closest to it.

Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BCE. Many of the major universities, cultural institutions and commercial companies of Bulgaria are concentrated in Sofia. Sofia is one of the top 10 best places for start-up business in the world, especially in IT technologies. Sofia is Europe's most affordable capital to visit as of 2013.

Names

For the longest time the city possessed a Thracian name, derived from the tribe Serdi, who were either of Thracian,Celtic, or mixed Thracian-Celtic origin. The Serdi and the name of emperor Marcus Ulpius Traianus (53 – 117 AD) prompted the Romans to give the city the combinative name of Ulpia Serdica; Ulpia is derived from an Umbrian cognate of the Latin word lupus, meaning "wolf." It seems that the first written mention of Serdica was made during his reign and the last mention was in the 19th century in a Bulgarian text (Сардакіи, Sardaki). During the Romans civitas Serdenisium was mentioned the "brightest city of the Serdi" in official inscriptions. The city was major throughout the past ever since Antiquity, when Roman emperor Constantine the Great referred to it as "my Rome", and it nearly became his capital.

Sophia (name)

Sophia is a female name derived from σοφία, the Greek word for "Wisdom". The name was used to represent the personification of wisdom.

Popularity

Sophia has been a popular name throughout the Western world and in parts of the Islamic world. It is the most popular given name for girls in the US for 2012. Sophie was the fifth most popular name for girls in Australia in 2013.

Name variants

  • Fia (Swedish)
  • Safana (Persian)
  • Sofana (Maltese)
  • Sophia (English, Bulgarian, German, Flemish)
  • Sophie (French)
  • Sophio (Georgian)
  • Sopho (Georgian)
  • Sophie (English)
  • Soffia (Icelandic, Welsh)
  • Sofia/Sofea (Bulgarian, Romanian, Catalan, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Portuguese, Spanish, Flemish)
  • Sofía (Spanish)
  • Sohvi (Finnish)
  • Sofie (Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Flemish)
  • Sofieke (Dutch)
  • Sofiia (Ukrainian, Russian)
  • Sofija (Slovene, Croatian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Serbian)
  • People

  • Sofija Dimkovikj, Norse mythologist, physician, mathematician, historian, chemist, stuck in DMUC (born 666 B.C)
  • Sofía (Echinades)

    Sofia (Greek: Σοφία or Σοφιά also Isle of Gaia) is an island of the Echinades, among the Ionian Islands group of Greece. As of 2011, it had no resident population.

    In June 2015 it was reported that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were considering buying the 17 hectares (42 acres) island for $4.7 million. It has planning permission for six villas.

    References

    External links

  • Sofia on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)

  • Radio Stations - Sofia

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    Radio Focus Sofia News Bulgaria
    Radio Z-Rock Rock Bulgaria
    Radio Stara Zagora News Updates Bulgaria
    Radio Mix Folk Folk Bulgaria
    Instudio54 Lifestyle Radio Dance,Electronica Bulgaria
    Radio Ultra Petrich Varied Bulgaria
    Darik Radio Pop Bulgaria
    BG Radio Contemporary Bulgaria
    Radio Nova (BG) Pop Bulgaria
    Radio Energy Top 40 Bulgaria
    The Big Boss House Electronica Bulgaria
    Jazz FM Lounge Jazz Bulgaria
    Radio Varna News Talk,Varied,News Bulgaria
    Pause Radio Top 40 Bulgaria
    Radio N-Joy Pop Bulgaria
    Radio Bravo Varna Contemporary Bulgaria
    Folk Radio Nazdrave Folk Bulgaria
    Radio Veronika Folk,Pop Bulgaria
    Traffic Radio Alternative,Dance,Top 40 Bulgaria
    FM+ 90s,80s,Pop Bulgaria
    Classic FM - Alma Mater Classical,College Bulgaria
    Radio Focus - Smolian News,Adult Contemporary Bulgaria
    Radio eXtra Dance Bulgaria
    Radio 1 rock (BG) Classic Rock Bulgaria
    Radio Vega+ Top 40 Bulgaria
    Radio Shumen News Updates Bulgaria
    Radio K2 Sofia MP3 96 Kbps News/information Radio Menes FM News Bulgaria
    Radio Fresh! (BG) Contemporary Bulgaria
    Greek Web Radio Sofia Greek Bulgaria
    Radio Mix Sofia Pop Bulgaria
    Music Space Radio Top 40 Bulgaria
    The Big Boss PopFolk Folk Bulgaria
    Vidin FM News Updates Bulgaria
    Alpha Radio (BG) Dance,Electronica Bulgaria
    Radio Blagoevgrad News Updates Bulgaria
    BNR Horizont Varied Bulgaria
    Katra FM Pop,Dance,Top 40 Bulgaria
    Tangra Mega Rock Alternative,Adult Contemporary,Indie Rock Bulgaria
    BNR Hristo Botev Varied Bulgaria
    Trust Global Radio Adult Contemporary Bulgaria
    Radio Focus Kustendil News Bulgaria
    Radio Ultra Blagoevgrad Varied Bulgaria

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    Sofia

    by: Son By Four

    I fell in love with a beautiful Puerto Rican girl and her name was Sofia
    I met her in San Juan and I knew she had be the one, mi nina bonita
    thought everything was fine when I looked into her Spanish eyes, how was I to know
    that she wasn't really mine, in her eyes, there was another guy that gave her amor.
    she couldn't see, that my love was all she'll ever need
    that in my heart she's the air I breath
    I feel her all over my body.
    Sofia, she's the love de mi vida
    Sofia, and she's driving me crazy
    Sofia, she's the love de mi vida
    Oh mi nina bonita
    Sofia, and I know someday she's coming back to stay
    I can see her every night in my mind as I fantasize that she's still with me
    but I can't deny everytime the sun rises and I open up my eyes, I feel so lonely
    thought everything was fine when I looked into her Spanish eyes, how was I to know
    that she wasn't really mine, in her eyes, there was another guy that gave her amor.
    she couldn't see, that my love was all she'll ever need
    that in my heart she's the air I breath
    I feel her all over my body.
    Sofia, she's the love de mi vida
    Sofia, and she's driving me crazy
    Sofia, she's the love de mi vida
    Oh mi nina bonita
    Sofia, and I know someday she's coming back to stay




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    CNN 21 Mar 2025
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    The Star - Shelby 21 Mar 2025
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    The Guardian 20 Mar 2025
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