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The Balkan Peninsula has a combined area of about 470,000 km 2 (181,000 sq mi) (slightly smaller than Spain). 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 ...
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Location map of the Balkan Peninsula Items portrayed in this file ... InterRail Global Pass countries: Image title: A blank Map of Europe. Every country has an id and ...
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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. Geographic region in Europe Map of Southeastern Europe Southeast Europe or Southeastern Europe is a geographical sub-region of Europe, consisting primarily of the region of the Balkans, as well as adjacent regions and archipelagos. There are overlapping and conflicting definitions of the ...
Southern Europe is focused on the three peninsulas located in the extreme south of the European continent. These are the Iberian Peninsula, the Apennine Peninsula, and the Balkan Peninsula. [12] [13] These three peninsulas are separated from the rest of Europe by towering mountain ranges, respectively by the Pyrenees, the Alps and the Balkan ...
Territorial history of the Balkans from 1796 to 2008. Balkanization or Balkanisation is the process involving the fragmentation of an area, country, or region into multiple smaller and hostile units. [1] [2] It is usually caused by differences in ethnicity, culture, religion, and geopolitical interests.
Macedonia (/ ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / ⓘ MASS-ih-DOH-nee-ə) is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe.Its boundaries have changed considerably over time; however, it came to be defined as the modern geographical region by the mid-19th century.