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Southeast ( SE or S.E.) is the southeastern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is located south of East Capitol Street and east of South Capitol Street. It includes the Capitol Hill and Anacostia neighborhoods, the Navy Yard, the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), the U.S. Marine Barracks, the Anacostia River ...
The Balkans ( / ˈbɔːlkənz / BAWL-kənz, / ˈbɒlkənz / BOL-kənz[ 1] ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. [ 2][ 3][ 4] The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whole of Bulgaria. [ 5]
A Greek lithograph of the Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas. The Balkan Wars were two wars that took place in the Balkans in 1912 and 1913. Four Balkan states defeated the Ottoman Empire in the first war; one of the four, Bulgaria, was defeated in the second war. The Ottoman Empire lost nearly all of its holdings in Europe.
Map of Southeastern Europe. Southeast Europe or Southeastern Europe ( SEE) 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 region, due to political, economic, historical, cultural, and geographical ...
Map of the boundary stones. The District of Columbia (initially, the Territory of Columbia) was originally specified to be a square 100 square miles (260 km 2) in area, with the axes between the corners of the square running north-south and east-west, The square had its southern corner at the southern tip of Jones Point in Alexandria, Virginia, at the confluence of the Potomac River and ...
Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, are distinguished by their history, culture, architecture, demographics, and geography. The names of 131 neighborhoods are unofficially defined by the D.C. Office of Planning. [ 1 ]
SE. Part-primary road and part-residential street which runs from Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Congress Heights to E Street in Benning Ridge, following a winding path. 5.0 mi (8.0 km) [ 1][ 2] Alaska Avenue. NW. Secondary road runs from 16th Street to Kalmia Road and Georgia Avenue in Shepherd Park, built in 1911.
Guaranteed, the BSCOTUS heard arguments on whether Washington, D.C., should be considered part of “the South. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the ...