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
surface form: Danube River

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
Slovene
surface form: Slovenes

Turks
Romanians
surface form: Vlachs
hasHighestPeak Musala
hasHighestPeakElevation 2925 meters
hasLanguageFamily Albanian language
Modern Greek
surface form: Greek language

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

Tirana
Zagreb
hasMountainRange Balkan Mountains
Carpathian Mountains
Dinaric Alps
Pindus Mountains
hasPartialCountry Hungary
Italy
Moldova
Turkey
Ukraine
hasReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy

Islam
Judaism
Roman Catholicism
hasSubregion Balkans self-linksurface differs
surface form: Central Balkans

Balkans self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eastern Balkans

Balkans self-linksurface differs
surface form: Western Balkans
hasSupranationalOrganizationMembership European Union
surface form: European Union (some states)

NATO (some states)
historicallyRuledBy Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austro-Hungarian Empire

Byzantine Empire
Ottoman Empire
Roman Empire
locatedIn Balkans self-linksurface differs
surface form: Southeast Europe
locatedOn Balkans self-linksurface differs
surface form: Balkan Peninsula
partOf Eastern Europe
Mediterranean Basin
surface form: Southern Europe
timeZone Central European Time
surface form: Central European Time (most areas)

Eastern European Time
surface form: Eastern European Time (some areas)
wasCenterOf Balkan Wars
Yugoslav Wars
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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Meglen region locatedIn Balkans
Meglen region locatedIn Balkans
this entity surface form: Southeast Europe
Pella regional unit locatedIn Balkans
this entity surface form: Balkan Peninsula
Vlach language spokenIn Balkans
Vlach language region Balkans
this entity surface form: Southeastern Europe
vlaheşte spokenIn Balkans
Eastern Romance spokenIn Balkans
this entity surface form: the Balkans
Eastern Romance historicalRegion Balkans
this entity surface form: Balkan Peninsula
Eastern Romance geographicDistribution Balkans
this entity surface form: Southeastern Europe
Arta regional unit locatedOn Balkans
this entity surface form: Balkan Peninsula
Serbian Empire locatedIn Balkans
Serbian Empire locatedIn Balkans
this entity surface form: Southeast Europe
Preveza regional unit locatedOn Balkans
this entity surface form: Balkan Peninsula
Naqshbandi presentIn Balkans
this entity surface form: the Balkans
Bulgarian Social Democratic Workers' Party (Narrow Socialists) region Balkans
this entity surface form: Southeastern Europe
Macedonian denar region Balkans
Lake Ohrid locatedIn Balkans
this entity surface form: Balkan Peninsula
Lake Ohrid region Balkans
this entity surface form: Southeastern Europe
Central European Free Trade Agreement regionServed Balkans
this entity surface form: Southeast Europe
Šar Mountains locatedIn Balkans
Lefkada belongsTo Balkans
this entity surface form: Balkan Peninsula (cultural region)
Lake Dojran locatedInRegion Balkans
this entity surface form: Balkan Peninsula
Lake Dojran locatedInRegion Balkans
this entity surface form: Southeastern Europe
Balkan League location Balkans
Oberbefehlshaber Südost theaterOfOperations Balkans
this entity surface form: Southeast Europe
LYBE region Balkans
subject surface form: Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Ottoman Sunni Islamic institutions geographicScope Balkans
this entity surface form: the Balkans
Serbian dinar region Balkans
Jovan Cvijić notableWork Balkans
this entity surface form: Balkan Peninsula and South Slavic Lands
Jovan Cvijić describedTheRegion Balkans
this entity surface form: Balkan Peninsula
Balkan theatre of World War II locatedIn Balkans
this entity surface form: Southeast Europe
southern Pannonian Plain locatedIn Balkans
this entity surface form: Southeastern Europe
Lake Prespa locatedIn Balkans
Lake Prespa region Balkans
this entity surface form: Southeast Europe
Macedonian Kingdom under the Antipatrids and Antigonids locatedIn Balkans
this entity surface form: Balkan Peninsula
Salonika Expedition location Balkans
Thesprotia regional unit locatedOn Balkans
this entity surface form: Balkan Peninsula
Mostar partOf Balkans
Kastoria (regional unit) locatedIn Balkans
this entity surface form: Balkan Peninsula
People's Crusade hasLocation Balkans
Osogovo Mountains locatedIn Balkans