Balkan Mountains

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geographical feature mountain range

The Balkan Mountains are a major mountain range in southeastern Europe that stretch across central Bulgaria, forming a natural divide and giving the Balkan Peninsula its name.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Balkan Mountains canonical	57
Stara Planina	7
Central Balkan Mountains	5
Stara Planina mountain range	3
Eastern Balkan Mountains	2
Western Balkan Mountains	2
Balkan Mountains region	1
Balkan Mountains system	1
Balkan Peninsula mountains	1
Balkan mountain range	1
Balkan mountains region	1
Beskid (Balkan Mountains)	1
Central Stara Planina	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ mountain range ⓘ
alternativeName	Balkan Mountains ⓘ surface form: Stara Planina
climate	continental ⓘ
climateInfluence	barrier between continental and Mediterranean influences ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Bulgaria ⓘ
countryCrossedBy	Serbia ⓘ
culturalSignificance	symbol of Bulgarian national identity ⓘ
easternTerminus	Black Sea coast ⓘ
etymology	Turkic word "balkan" meaning "mountain" or "wooded mountain" ⓘ
formsNaturalDivideIn	Bulgaria ⓘ
geologicalPeriod	Alpine orogeny ⓘ
geology	folded mountains ⓘ
givesNameTo	Balkans ⓘ surface form: Balkan Peninsula
hasSubrange	Balkan Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Central Balkan Mountains Balkan Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eastern Balkan Mountains Balkan Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Western Balkan Mountains
highestPoint	Botev Peak ⓘ
highestPointCountry	Bulgaria ⓘ
highestPointElevation	2376 m ⓘ
historicalEventSite	Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) campaigns ⓘ
historicalPass	Shipka Pass ⓘ
locatedIn	Bulgaria ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Balkans ⓘ surface form: Southeastern Europe
longDistanceTrail	Kom–Emine route ⓘ
longDistanceTrailEnd	Cape Emine ⓘ
longDistanceTrailStart	Kom Peak ⓘ
majorRiverSource	Iskar River ⓘ Tundzha River ⓘ Yantra River ⓘ
nameLanguage	Bulgarian ⓘ
orientation	west–east ⓘ
partOf	Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt ⓘ
passesThrough	Beklemeto Pass ⓘ Shipka Pass ⓘ Beklemeto Pass ⓘ surface form: Vratnik Pass
protectedArea	Central Balkan National Park ⓘ
protectedAreaCountry	Bulgaria ⓘ
runsAcross	central Bulgaria ⓘ
separates	Danubian Plain ⓘ Thrace ⓘ surface form: Thracian Lowland
tourismActivity	hiking ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ skiing ⓘ
vegetation	coniferous forests ⓘ deciduous forests ⓘ
westernTerminus	Timok River valley ⓘ

Referenced by (83)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Balkans → hasMountainRange → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Eastern Europe → traversedBy → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Bulgaria → mountainRange → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Mediterranean Basin → borderedBy → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

North Macedonia → locatedInMountainRange → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Balkan Mountains → hasSubrange → Balkan Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Balkan Mountains

Balkan Mountains → hasSubrange → Balkan Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Balkan Mountains

Balkan Mountains → hasSubrange → Balkan Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Balkan Mountains

Balkan Mountains → alternativeName → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stara Planina

Yantra → sourceLocation → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Eastern Romance → geographicDistribution → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Balkan mountains region

Mount Vermio → partOf → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Balkan Mountains system

Troyan Monastery → locatedIn → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Danube region → borderedBy → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Battle of Varbitsa Pass → location → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Midžor → locatedIn → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Midžor → partOf → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stara Planina mountain range

Midžor → mountainRange → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Danubian Plain → separatedFrom → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Beklemeto Pass → locatedInMountainRange → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Beklemeto Pass → partOf → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stara Planina

Sofia Province → containsPartOf → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Timok River valley → separates → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Botev Peak → locatedIn → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Botev Peak → partOf → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Balkan mountain range

Botev Peak → mountainRange → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Botev Peak → isHighestPointOf → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stara Planina

Botev Peak → isLandmarkOf → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Botev Peak → hasViewOf → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Balkan Mountains

Central Balkan National Park → locatedIn → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Central Balkan National Park → mountainRange → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Shipka Pass → locatedIn → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Shipka Pass → partOf → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stara Planina mountain range

Kom–Emine route → traverses → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Kom–Emine route → passesThrough → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western Balkan Mountains

Kom–Emine route → passesThrough → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Balkan Mountains

Kom–Emine route → passesThrough → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Balkan Mountains

Cape Emine → terminusOf → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Cape Emine → coastalTerminusOf → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Cape Emine → featureOf → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Cape Emine → isEasternEndOf → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stara Planina mountain range

European Ultras → regionCovered → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Korab → partOf → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Iskar River → flowsThrough → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Iskar River → crossesMountainRange → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Kom Peak → locatedIn → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Kom Peak → partOf → Balkan Mountains ⓘ

Kom Peak → mountainRange → Balkan Mountains ⓘ