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Generally, the Balkans are bordered on the northwest by Italy, on the north by Hungary, on the north and northeast by Moldova and Ukraine, and on the south by Greece and Turkey or the Aegean Sea (depending on how the region is defined).
The Balkans or Balkan Peninsula is a geographical area in southeastern Europe, bordered by the Adriatic Sea to the northwest, the Ionian Sea to the southwest, the Aegean Sea to the south, the Turkish straits to the east, and the Black Sea to the northeast.
Map shows the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, an ancient region and since the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991-92 the site of 10 nations plus the European portion of Turkey. The Balkan peninsula lies east of Italy, separated from it by the Adriatic Sea.
Maps of the Balkans often define the countries listed above as Balkan using a combination of geographic, political, social, and cultural factors. Other maps that use a strictly geographical approach include the entire Balkan Peninsula as Balkan.
The Balkans (/ ˈ b ɔː l k ən z / BAWL-kənz, / ˈ b ɒ l k ən z / BOL-kənz [1]), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula (Peninsula of Haemus, Haemaic Peninsula), is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions.
The Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe is located between the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea. Mapcarta, the open map.
The Balkan Countries are the countries of the Balkan Peninsula. There are 11 countries that have all or part of their territory on the Balkan Peninsula. The three most dominant religions in the Balkan Countries are Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholicism, and Islam.
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Below is a map detailing the Balkan Region. It shows international borders between countries that are considered to be part of the Balkans. The Balkans, also sometimes referred to as Southeast Europe, is a geographical and cultural region in the southeastern part of the European continent.
Large scale political map of Central Balkan Region with relief, major roads and major cities – 2009.