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| | Sofia, Bulgaria, Pictures |
 | | Sofia (ancient Serdica or Sardica), also Sofiya, city and capital of Bulgaria, in Sofia Region, on an elevated plain at the foot of the Balkan Mountains, in the western part of the country. |
 | | Sofia is the site of the University of Sofia (1888); higher institutes of chemical technology, engineering, forestry, mining, economics, and fine arts; the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1869); the Academy of Medicine (1972); the Bulgarian State Conservatory (1904); and Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius National Library (1878). |
 | | Among the city's many museums are the National Natural History Museum; the National Archaeological Museum; the National Art Gallery, with a collection of Bulgarian and foreign art; the National Ethnographical Museum, with displays of regional ethnography and folklore items; and the Museum of Sofia's History. |
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