Balkan Mountains

Summary

Balkan Mountains is a mountain range^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (520 views/month).^[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's image is recorded as Balkangebirge Balkan topo de.jpg^[6].
• Balkan Mountains's continent is recorded as Europe^[7].
• Balkan Mountains's instance of is recorded as mountain range^[8].
• Balkan Mountains's made from material is recorded as gneiss^[9].
• Balkan Mountains's made from material is recorded as limestone^[10].
• Balkan Mountains's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 107146153220005252739^[11].
• Balkan Mountains's GND ID is recorded as 4069099-4^[12].
• Balkan Mountains's part of is recorded as Alpide belt^[13].
• Balkan Mountains's Commons category is recorded as Stara planina^[14].
• Balkan Mountains's said to be the same as is recorded as Haemus Mons^[15].
• Balkan Mountains's highest point is recorded as Botev Peak^[16].
• Balkan Mountains's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.78421, 'lon': 24.97626}^[17].
• Balkan Mountains's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01_vzc^[18].
• Balkan Mountains's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge899809^[19].
• Balkan Mountains's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balkan mountains^[20].
• Balkan Mountains's page banner is recorded as Balkan Mountains Wikivoyage banner.jpg^[21].
• Balkan Mountains's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0006965^[22].
• Balkan Mountains's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[23].
• Balkan Mountains's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• Balkan Mountains's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[25].
• Balkan Mountains's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[26].
• Balkan Mountains's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[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]. Its continent is recorded as Europe^[7]. Its part of is recorded as Alpide belt^[13].

Physical Characteristics

Balkan Mountains's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+11596'}^[34]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'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^[8].

Cultural Significance

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

Why It Matters

Balkan Mountains ranks in the top 2% of mountain_range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (520 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

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