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Added missing Greek islands to the map, removed blue color from Euboea Island since it is not part of the Balkan peninsula. 16:40, 19 October 2012 1,800 × 1,500 (294 KB)
Original – Geographic map of Balkan Peninsula Reason High EV and very detailed Articles in which this image appears Balkans, Southeast Europe, Christianization FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps Creator Ikonact. Support as nominator – ArionStar 23:36, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
The Balkan Peninsula has a combined area of about 470,000 km 2 (181,000 sq mi). The peninsula is generally encompassed in the region known as Southeast Europe. [33] [34] [35] Italy currently holds a small area around Trieste that is by some older definitions considered a part of the Balkan Peninsula. However, the regions of Trieste and Istria ...
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The Balkans is a region which natural borders do not coincide with the technical definition of a peninsula hence modern geographers reject the idea of a Balkan Peninsula. It would include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and the European part of Turkey.
The Sub-Balkan valleys include nine valleys, situated between the Balkan Mountains in the north and Vitosha and Sredna Gora in the south. With an area of 1,186 km 2 and an average altitude of 550 m, Sofia Valley is the largest of the nine and contains the nation's capital, Sofia.