Balkans

geopolitical and cultural region of Southeast Europe
Place peninsula Q23522
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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 (28,981 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].
  • Balkan Mountains is named after Balkans[13].
  • Balkans is part of Southeast Europe[14].
  • Balkans's Commons category is recorded as Balkans[15].
  • Balkans comprises Greece[16].
  • Balkans comprises Croatia[17].
  • Balkans comprises Serbia[18].
  • Balkans comprises Kosovo[19].
  • Balkans comprises North Macedonia[20].
  • Balkans comprises Bosnia and Herzegovina[21].
  • Balkans comprises Albania[22].
  • Balkans comprises Montenegro[23].
  • Balkans comprises Bulgaria[24].
  • Balkans comprises Slovenia[25].
  • Balkans's highest point is recorded as Musala[26].
  • Balkans's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42, 'lon': 22}[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[14].

Physical Characteristics

Balkans covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', '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[13].

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 (28,981 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 114 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].

References

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  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [39] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [38] . wikidata.org.

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  5. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +3
    Instance of peninsula, cultural region, historical region +1
    Instance of
    Highest point Musala
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