Sofia
/ˈsəʊfɪə/- the capital of Bulgaria; pop. 1,162, 898 (2008). An ancient Thracian settlement, it became a province of Rome in the first century AD. It was held by the Turks between the late 14th and late 19th centuries and became the capital of Bulgaria in 1879.索非亚（保加利亚首都, 2008年人口1,162, 898; 古色雷斯人的聚居地, 于公元一世纪成为罗马的一个省, 14世纪后期至19世纪后期由土耳其人统治, 在1879年成为保加利亚的首都）。