Balkans

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The Balkans is a historically and culturally diverse region in Southeast Europe known for its complex mix of ethnicities, religions, and languages and its pivotal role in European and Mediterranean history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
associatedWith start of World War I
borderedBy Adriatic Sea
Aegean Sea
Black Sea
Danube River
linked to: Danube

Ionian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
continent Europe
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
continental climate
hasCountry Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Greece
Kosovo
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
hasCulturalConcept Balkanization
hasEthnicGroup Albanians
Bosniaks
Bulgarians
Croats
Greeks
Macedonians
Montenegrins
Roma
Romanians
Serbs
Slovenes
linked to: Slovene

Turks
Vlachs
linked to: Romanians
hasHighestPeak Musala
hasHighestPeakElevation 2925 meters
hasLanguageFamily Albanian language
Greek language
linked to: Modern Greek

Romance languages
Slavic languages
Turkic languages
hasMajorCity Athens
Belgrade
Bucharest
Ljubljana
Podgorica
Pristina
Sarajevo
Skopje
Sofia
Thessaloniki
linked to: Salonika

Tirana
Zagreb
hasMountainRange Balkan Mountains
Carpathian Mountains
Dinaric Alps
Pindus Mountains
hasPartialCountry Hungary
Italy
Moldova
Turkey
Ukraine
hasReligion Eastern Orthodoxy
Islam
Judaism
Roman Catholicism
hasSubregion Central Balkans
linked to: Balkans

Eastern Balkans
linked to: Balkans

Western Balkans
linked to: Balkans
hasSupranationalOrganizationMembership European Union (some states)
linked to: European Union

NATO (some states)
historicallyRuledBy Austro-Hungarian Empire
Byzantine Empire
Ottoman Empire
Roman Empire
locatedIn Southeast Europe
linked to: Balkans
locatedOn Balkan Peninsula
linked to: Balkans
partOf Eastern Europe
Southern Europe
linked to: Mediterranean Basin
timeZone Central European Time (most areas)
Eastern European Time (some areas)
wasCenterOf Balkan Wars
Yugoslav Wars
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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Indo-European language family hasSubfamily Indo-European Sprachbunds
linked to: Balkans
Greece subregion Balkans
Greece locatedOn Balkan Peninsula
linked to: Balkans
Eastern Mediterranean adjacentTo Balkan Peninsula
linked to: Balkans
Turkey region Balkans
Balkan Campaign location Balkans
Ottoman Empire dominantIn Southeast Europe
linked to: Balkans
Albanian language region Balkans
Cyrillic script usedInRegion Southeastern Europe
linked to: Balkans
Sephardi Jews dispersedTo Balkans
Balkans locatedIn Southeast Europe
linked to: Balkans
Balkans locatedOn Balkan Peninsula
linked to: Balkans
Balkans hasSubregion Western Balkans
linked to: Balkans
Balkans hasSubregion Eastern Balkans
linked to: Balkans
Balkans hasSubregion Central Balkans
linked to: Balkans
Roman roads locatedIn the Balkans
linked to: Balkans
Roma Education Fund operatesIn Southeastern Europe
linked to: Balkans
Hellenic languages region Balkans
Gothic War locatedIn Balkans
Marcomannic Wars location Balkans
Kalderash region Balkans
Eastern Europe borderedBy Southeastern Europe
linked to: Balkans
Romania locatedInRegion Southeastern Europe
linked to: Balkans
Romania locatedInRegion Balkan Peninsula
linked to: Balkans
Eurasia contains Balkan Peninsula
linked to: Balkans
Diwani script region Balkans
Asia Minor separatedFrom Balkans
Bulgaria locatedIn Southeast Europe
linked to: Balkans
Bulgaria locatedOn Balkan Peninsula
linked to: Balkans
Yugoslavia locatedIn Balkans
Slavic languages areSpokenIn Balkans
Albania locatedIn Balkans
Albania locatedIn Southeastern Europe
linked to: Balkans
Byzantine Empire region Balkans
Islamic world hasRegion Balkans
Aromanian region Balkans
Balkan Turkish spokenIn Balkans
Balkan Turkish region Southeastern Europe
linked to: Balkans
Balkan Wars location Balkans
Balkan Wars location Southeastern Europe
linked to: Balkans