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| - | A [[geographical]] region in the southeast of Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by the former [[Yugoslav]] countries, [[Bulgaria]], [[Albania]], [[Greece]] and sometimes [[Romania]]. | + | |
| + | The '''Balkans''' also known as the '''Balkan Peninsula''', are a geographic area in southeastern [[Europe]] with various definitions and meanings, including geopolitical and historical. The region takes its name from the [[Balkan Mountains]] that stretch throughout the whole of [[Bulgaria]] from the [[Serbia]]nā[[Bulgaria]]n border to the [[Black Sea]] coast. The Balkan Peninsula is bordered by the [[Adriatic Sea]] in the northwest, the [[Ionian Sea]] in the southwest, the [[Aegean Sea]] in the south, the [[Turkish Straits]] in the east, and the Black Sea in the northeast. The northern border of the [[peninsula]] is variously defined. The highest point of the Balkans is [[Mount Musala]], in the [[Rila]] mountain range, Bulgaria. | ||
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| + | The concept of the Balkan Peninsula was created by the German geographer [[August Zeune]] in 1808, who mistakenly considered the Balkan Mountains the dominant mountain system of Southeast Europe spanning from the Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea. The term ''Balkan Peninsula'' was a synonym for [[Rumelia]] (European Turkey) in the 19th century, the former provinces of the [[Ottoman Empire]] in Southeast Europe. It had a geopolitical rather than a geographical definition, which was further promoted during the creation of the [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] in the early 20th century. The definition of the Balkan Peninsula's natural borders do not coincide with the technical definition of a peninsula; hence modern geographers reject the idea of a Balkan peninsula, while scholars{{of what|date=August 2020}} usually discuss the Balkans as a region. The term has acquired a stigmatized and pejorative meaning related to the process of [[Balkanization]], and hence the preferred alternative term used for the region is [[Southeast Europe]]. | ||
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| + | * [[Balkan cuisine|Cuisine of the Balkans]] | ||
| + | * [[Balkan music]] | ||
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| - | *[[Balkan music]] | + | * [[Balkan Insight]] |
| + | * [[Balkan Universities Network]] | ||
| + | * [[Balkanization]] | ||
| + | * [[History of the Balkans]] | ||
| + | ** [[Balkan Wars]] | ||
| + | * [[Languages of the Balkans]] | ||
| + | ** [[Balkan sprachbund]] | ||
| + | * [[List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Balkans]] | ||
| + | * [[Balkan music]] | ||
| + | * [[Orient Express]] | ||
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The Balkans also known as the Balkan Peninsula, are a geographic area in southeastern Europe with various definitions and meanings, including geopolitical and historical. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whole of Bulgaria from the SerbianāBulgarian border to the Black Sea coast. The Balkan Peninsula is bordered by the Adriatic Sea in the northwest, the Ionian Sea in the southwest, the Aegean Sea in the south, the Turkish Straits in the east, and the Black Sea in the northeast. The northern border of the peninsula is variously defined. The highest point of the Balkans is Mount Musala, in the Rila mountain range, Bulgaria.
The concept of the Balkan Peninsula was created by the German geographer August Zeune in 1808, who mistakenly considered the Balkan Mountains the dominant mountain system of Southeast Europe spanning from the Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea. The term Balkan Peninsula was a synonym for Rumelia (European Turkey) in the 19th century, the former provinces of the Ottoman Empire in Southeast Europe. It had a geopolitical rather than a geographical definition, which was further promoted during the creation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the early 20th century. The definition of the Balkan Peninsula's natural borders do not coincide with the technical definition of a peninsula; hence modern geographers reject the idea of a Balkan peninsula, while scholarsTemplate:Of what usually discuss the Balkans as a region. The term has acquired a stigmatized and pejorative meaning related to the process of Balkanization, and hence the preferred alternative term used for the region is Southeast Europe.
Culture
See also
- Balkan Insight
- Balkan Universities Network
- Balkanization
- History of the Balkans
- Languages of the Balkans
- List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Balkans
- Balkan music
- Orient Express
