Balkans
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Balkans
Summary
Balkans is a peninsula[1]. Balkans ranks in the top 0.12% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,662 views/month, #1 of 801).[2]
Key Facts
- Balkans is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea[3].
- Balkans is on the body of water Adriatic Sea[4].
- Balkans is on the body of water Ionian Sea[5].
- Balkans is on the body of water Aegean Sea[6].
- Balkans is on the body of water Black Sea[7].
- Balkans is on the continent of Europe[8].
- Balkans's instance of is recorded as peninsula[9].
- Balkans's instance of is recorded as cultural region[10].
- Balkans's instance of is recorded as historical region[11].
- Balkans's instance of is recorded as region[12].
- Balkans's shares border with is recorded as Adriatic Sea[13].
- Balkan Mountains is named after Balkans[14].
- Balkans is part of Southeast Europe[15].
- Balkans's Commons category is recorded as Balkans[16].
- Balkans comprises Greece[17].
- Balkans comprises Croatia[18].
- Balkans comprises Serbia[19].
- Balkans comprises Kosovo[20].
- Balkans comprises North Macedonia[21].
- Balkans comprises Bosnia and Herzegovina[22].
- Balkans comprises Albania[23].
- Balkans comprises Montenegro[24].
- Balkans comprises Bulgaria[25].
- Balkans comprises Slovenia[26].
- Balkans's highest point is recorded as Musala[27].
Body
Geography
Adjacent water bodies include Mediterranean Sea[3], an adjacent sea[28], in Spain[29]; Adriatic Sea[4], a sea[30], in Italy[31]; Ionian Sea[5], a marginal sea[32], in Greece[33]; Aegean Sea[6], a sea[34], in Greece[35]; and Black Sea[7], an adjacent sea[36], in Bulgaria[37]. Balkans is on the continent of Europe[8]. Balkans is part of Southeast Europe[15].
Physical Characteristics
Balkans covers an area of {'amount': '+470000'}[38]. Balkans has a population of {'amount': '+70000000'}[39].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include peninsula[9], cultural region[10], historical region[11], and region[12].
History and Context
Balkan Mountains is named after Balkans[14].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Balkans include balkanization[40], a political term[41]; Open Balkan[42], an economic area[43], founded in 2021[44]; balkánský sýr[45], a cheese[46]; Balkan Snowfield[47], a snow field[48]; Balkan chamois[49], a taxon[50]; and Balcanides[51], a mountain range[52], in Serbia[53].
Why It Matters
Balkans ranks in the top 0.12% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,662 views/month, #1 of 801).[2] Balkans has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Balkans is known by 140 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for Balkans include balkanization[40], a political term[41]; Open Balkan[42], an economic area[43], founded in 2021[44]; balkánský sýr[45], a cheese[46]; Balkan Snowfield[47], a snow field[48]; Balkan chamois[49], a taxon[50]; and Balcanides[51], a mountain range[52], in Serbia[53].