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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.
Political Map of the Balkan Peninsula, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea region with international borders, capital cities and main cities.
Balkans, easternmost of Europe’s three great southern peninsulas. The Balkans are usually characterized as comprising Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia—with all or part of those countries located within the peninsula.
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 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.
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.
Balkans. The Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe is located between the Adriatic Sea and the Black Sea. The region has a mixed scenery with many tall mountain ranges, as well as deep forests, plains and rivers. Map.