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Also known as Balkanoid, Balkan peninsula, South Balkan area, Balkan Pennisula, The Balkans, Balkans peninsula, Balkins, Balkan

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The Balkans is a geographical region in southeastern Europe named after the Balkan Mountains, bordered by multiple seas including the Adriatic, Ionian, Aegean, and Black Sea. The region matters because it occupies a strategically important position connecting Europe with the eastern Mediterranean and Turkey, and it encompasses diverse countries with distinct histories and cultures.

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Peninsulas.image_name: Geographic map of Balkan Peninsula.svg
Peninsulas.image_caption: Geographical map of the Balkan Peninsula
Peninsulas.image_alt: The Balkan Peninsula according to Prof. R. J. Crampton
Peninsulas.mapframe zoom: 4
Peninsulas.location: Southeastern Europe
Peninsulas.highest_mount: Musala (Bulgaria)
Peninsulas.elevation_m: 2925
Peninsulas.country: See below

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Research

6,976 papers

Balkans' Asteraceae Species as a Source of Biologically Active Compounds for the Pharmaceutical and Food Industry.ReviewChemistry & biodiversity · 2020Kostić AŽ, Janaćković P, Kolašinac SM et al.DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202000097
Ixodid ticks and zoonotic tick-borne pathogens of the Western Balkans.ReviewParasites & vectors · 2024Kapo N, Zuber Bogdanović I, Gagović E et al.DOI: 10.1186/s13071-023-06116-1
Systematic Review: Re-emergence of human leishmaniasis in the Balkans.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2021Vaselek SDOI: 10.1111/tmi.13653
Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in the Balkans: Clonal distribution and associated resistance determinants.ReviewActa microbiologica et immunologica Hungarica · 2024Chatzidimitriou M, Kavvada A, Kavvadas D et al.DOI: 10.1556/030.2024.02230
Unveiling the Balkans' advances: In vitro biotechnology of woody plants in the early 21(st) century.ReviewFrontiers in plant science · 2025Sota V, Nacheva L, Bošnjak D et al.DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2025.1586013
Europe's hotspot region for hypertension: the Balkans.ReviewBlood pressure · 2026Yeter HH, Arıcı MDOI: 10.1080/08037051.2026.2650019
NDM Metallo-β-Lactamases and Their Bacterial Producers in Health Care Settings.ReviewClinical microbiology reviews · 2019Wu W, Feng Y, Tang G et al.DOI: 10.1128/CMR.00115-18
Carbapenemase reports from the Balkans: a systematic review.Le infezioni in medicina · 2014Meletis G, Oustas E, Bagkeri M

Wikidata facts

Instance of: region
Part of: Southeast Europe
Has part: Slovenia
Named after: Balkan Mountains
Demonym: Balcánach
Continent: Europe
Population: 70000000
Area: 470000
Body of water: Black Sea
Shares border with: Adriatic Sea
Highest point: Musala
Image: Balkan-range-satellite.jpg

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Commons category: Balkans
topic's main category: Category:Balkans
Commons gallery: Balkans
different from: Baltic states
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
P8168: Nemeskeresztúr
located in/on physical feature: Southeast Europe

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