Physical map of the Balkan Peninsula
Physical map of the Balkan Peninsula.
The Balkans, or the Balkan peninsula is the historical and geographical name to designate the southeastern region of Europe that encompasses Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, the self-proclaimed independent Kosovo, the portion of Turkey on the European continent (Thrace), as well as Croatia, Romania and Slovenia. The region is named after the Balkan Mountains and extends from the east of Serbia to the Black Sea. Map 1999.
The Balkans, or the Balkan peninsula is the historical and geographical name to designate the southeastern region of Europe that encompasses Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, the self-proclaimed independent Kosovo, the portion of Turkey on the European continent (Thrace), as well as Croatia, Romania and Slovenia. The region is named after the Balkan Mountains and extends from the east of Serbia to the Black Sea. Map 1999.
