Little Sofia (Bulgarian: Малка София, Malka Sofia or Мала София, Mala Sofia; Greek: Μικρή Σόφια, 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).