Balkan Mountains

Summary

Balkan Mountains is a mountain range^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Balkan Mountains is located in Lovech^[3].
• Balkan Mountains is in the country of Serbia^[4].
• Balkan Mountains is in the country of Bulgaria^[5].
• Balkan Mountains is on the continent of Europe^[6].
• Balkan Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[7].
• Balkan Mountains is made of gneiss^[8].
• Balkan Mountains is made of limestone^[9].
• Balkan Mountains is part of Alpide belt^[10].
• Balkan Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Stara planina^[11].
• Balkan Mountains's said to be the same as is recorded as Haemus Mons^[12].
• Balkan Mountains's highest point is recorded as Botev Peak^[13].
• Balkan Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.78421, 'lon': 24.97626}^[14].
• Balkan Mountains's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balkan mountains^[15].
• Balkan Mountains's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[16].
• Balkan Mountains's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[17].
• Balkan Mountains's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[18].
• Balkan Mountains's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[19].
• Balkan Mountains's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Balkan Mountains's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Balkan Mountains's described by source is recorded as Q111223470^[22].
• Balkan Mountains's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11^[23].
• Balkan Mountains's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[24].
• Balkan Mountains's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Balkan Mountains's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Zehnter Band^[26].
• Balkan Mountains's different from is recorded as Stara Planina^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Serbia^[4], a sovereign state^[28], in Serbia^[29], founded in 0780^[30] and Bulgaria^[5], a country^[31], in Bulgaria^[32], founded in 1878^[33]. Balkan Mountains is located in Lovech^[3]. It is on the continent of Europe^[6]. It is part of Alpide belt^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Balkan Mountains covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11596'}^[34]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2376'}^[35]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+530'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Balkan Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Balkan Mountains include Balkan Township^[37], a township of Minnesota^[38], in United States^[39]; Order of Stara Planina^[40], an order^[41], in Bulgaria^[42], founded in 1966^[43]; Hemus Peak^[44], a mountain^[45]; and Balkans^[46], a peninsula^[47].

Why It Matters

Balkan Mountains has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for it include Balkan Township^[37], a township of Minnesota^[38], in United States^[39]; Order of Stara Planina^[40], an order^[41], in Bulgaria^[42], founded in 1966^[43]; Hemus Peak^[44], a mountain^[45]; and Balkans^[46], a peninsula^[47].