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Nemërçkë Mountains/Maja e Papingut Albania: 2,482 1,792: 690 13 Pindus Mountains, Mount Parnassus/Parnassus Greece: 2,457 1,590: 867 14 Balkan Mountains, Kaloferska Mountain/Botev Peak Bulgaria: 2,376 1,567: 809 15 Valamara Mountain/Maja e Valamarës Albania: 2,373 1,526: 847 16 Mali i Gribës mountain/Maja e Këndrevicës Albania: 2,121 ...
The Central Balkan Mountains run from Arabakonak to the Vratnik Pass, with a length of 207 kilometres (129 mi). Botev Peak, the highest mountain in the Balkan range at 2,376 metres (7,795 ft), is located in this section. The Eastern Balkan Mountains extend from the Vratnik Pass to Cape Emine, with a length of 160 kilometres (99 mi). The highest ...
Bulgaria's highest mountains are Rila (highest peak Musala, 2925 m; the highest in the Balkans) and Pirin (highest peak Vihren, 2914 m). The large mountain chain of Stara planina (Balkan Mountains) runs west–east across the entire country, bisecting it and giving the name to the entire Balkan peninsula.
The word was used by the Ottomans in Rumelia in its general meaning of mountain, as in Kod̲j̲a-Balkan, Čatal-Balkan, and Ungurus-Balkani̊, but it was especially applied to the Haemus mountain. [21] [22] The name is still preserved in Central Asia with the Balkan Daglary (Balkan Mountains) [23] and the Balkan Region of Turkmenistan.
The Dinaric Alps (/ d ɪ ˈ n ær ɪ k /), [1] also Dinarides, are a mountain range in Southern and Southcentral Europe, separating the continental Balkan Peninsula from the Adriatic Sea. They stretch from Italy in the northwest through Slovenia , Croatia , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Serbia , Montenegro , and Kosovo to Albania in the southeast.
The Balkan Mountains – Stara Planina — a mountain range in central Bulgaria and eastern Serbia. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. M.
Pages in category "Mountains of the Balkan mountains" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The Rodope montane mixed forests ecoregion holds a total of four national parks, three of them are situated in Bulgaria, and they comprise the Central Balkan National Park, Pirin National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Rila National Park. The other one is the Rodopi Mountain Range National Park in Greece. [2] [3]