Little Sofia (, Malka Sofia or ÃÂðûð áþÃÂøÃÂ, Mala Sofia; , Mikri Sofia) is a designation applied to localities outside the modern borders of Bulgaria; it is used in the late Ottoman era to emphasize the population's strong Bulgarian national identity. The term most often refers to villages in the region of Macedonia during the late Ottoman era and for a brief period after (particularly in Vardar Macedonia and Greek Macedonia).
Villages nicknamed Little Sofia
- Akir, Israel (for its Jewish Bulgarian population)
- Ano Vrontou (ÃÂþÃÂýþ ÃÂÃÂþôø, Gorno Brodi), Serres regional unit, Greece.
- DraÃÂevo (ÃÂÃÂðÃÂõòþ), Kisela Voda municipality, North Macedonia
- Lokvica (ÃÂþúòøÃÂð), Makedonski Brod municipality, North Macedonia
- Raotince (àðþÃÂøýÃÂõ), Jegunovce municipality, North Macedonia
- Vasileiada (ÃÂðóþÃÂøÃÂðýø, Zagorichani), Kastoria regional unit, Greece
- VelgoÃ
¡ti (ÃÂõûóþÃÂø, Velgoshti), Ohrid municipality, North Macedonia
- Vevi (ÃÂðýøÃÂð, Banitsa), Florina regional unit, Greece
- Xino Nero (ÃÂúÃÂø áÃÂ, Ekshi Su), Florina regional unit, Greece
- Ydroussa (ÃÂþûýþ ÃÂþÃÂþÃÂø, Dolno Kotori), Florina regional unit, Greece
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