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Balkans. The Balkans ( / ˈbɔːlkənz / BAWL-kənz, / ˈbɒlkənz / BOL-kənz [1] ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. [2] [3] [4] The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whole of Bulgaria.
- Balkan Mountains
Range coordinates. 43°15′N 25°0′E. / 43.250°N 25.000°E /...
- Balkanization
Origins of the term. Coined in the early 20th century, the...
- History of the Balkans
The Congress of Berlin (13 June – 13 July 1878) was a...
- Languages of The Balkans
This is a list of languages spoken in regions ruled by...
- Balkan Mountains
A political map of the Balkan Peninsula. Map encompassing the broadest definitions of the Balkans (lighter shades of green denote countries less commonly included) The Balkans is a peninsula, or group of countries in Southeast Europe. The region has a combined area of 550,000 km² and an approximate population of 55 million people.
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The Balkan Wars were a series of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan states in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan states of Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria declared war upon the Ottoman Empire and defeated it, in the process stripping the Ottomans of their European provinces, leaving only Eastern Thrace under Ottoman control.
The Balkans, corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whole of Bulgaria. The Balkan Peninsula is bordered by the Adriatic Sea in the northwest, the Ionian Sea in the southwest, the Aegean Sea in the south ...
