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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 peak is Balgarka, at 1,181 metres (3,875 ft). The eastern Balkan Mountains form the lowest part of the range.
The Balkans (/ ˈbɔːlkənz / BAWL-kənz, / ˈbɒlkənz / 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. [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains (Haemus ...
This is a list of the top 20 highest ultra prominent mountains in mainland Balkan Peninsula. Musala Peak, Rila Mountain, Bulgaria. Mytikas Peak, Mount Olympus, Greece. Maja e Jezercës, Accursed Mountains, Albania. Vihren, Pirin Mountain, Bulgaria. Radomir/Kalabak/Kerkini, Belasitsa, Bulgaria and Greece. View of Botev Peak from I-6 road (Bulgaria)
The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians (/ kɑːrˈpeɪθiənz /) are a range of mountains forming an arc across Central Europe and Southeast Europe. Roughly 1,500 km (930 mi) long, it is the third-longest European mountain range after the Urals at 2,500 km (1,600 mi) and the Scandinavian Mountains at 1,700 km (1,100 mi).
List of mountains in Bulgaria with their highest peaks. Balkan Mountains: Kaloferska mountain (2,376 m, Botev Peak, Central Balkan Mountains) Zlatishko-Tetevenska mountain (2,198 m, Vezhen Peak, Central Balkan Mountains) Chiprovska mountain (2,168 m, Midzhur, Western Balkan Mountains) Troyanska mountain (2,166 m, Levski Peak (also Ambaritsa ...
Sedimentary. The Dinaric Alps (/ dɪˈnærɪk /), [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 Congress of Berlin (13 June – 13 July 1878) was a meeting of the leading statesmen of Europe's Great Powers and the Ottoman Empire. In the wake of the Russia's decisive victory in a war with Turkey, 1877–78, the urgent need was to stabilize and reorganize the Balkans, and set up new nations.
The highest summits are situated in the Albanian Alps and the eastern mountain range, with Korab being the highest peak, at 2,764 m (9,068 ft) above sea level. The country's geography is unique due to its location and varied relief, with landscapes ranging from mediterranean in the west to a more continental influence in the east and ...