Sofia, Bulgaria

Sofia (Со́фия) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. The population was 1,238,438 in 2017. The city is at the foot of Vitosha Mountain in the western part of the country. Being in the centre of the Balkan peninsula, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, and closest to the Aegean Sea.

Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC. The recorded history of Sofia begins with the attestation of the conquest of Serdica by the Roman Republic in 29 BC from the Celtic tribe Serdi. After a history which included masters such as the Byzantine Empire an the Ottoman Empire, Sofia was chosen as the capital of the Kingdom of Bulgaria in 1879. During World War II, Sofia was bombarded by the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Force, and occupied by the Soviet Red Army.

Sofia in In the Presence of Mine Enemies
In 2010, Sofia hosted an important state meeting. The King of Bulgaria and the Poglavnik of Croatia congratulated each other on rooting out a nest of Jews in the Serbian mountains, and to renew their commitment to hunting down Serb terrorists wherever they may be.