GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Balkans
The Balkans are a southeastern European region between Adriatic, Ionian, Aegean and Black Sea settings. The geographical peninsula and broader historical region do not always use the same northern limit.
Fast Facts
- Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Greece are important regional study examples.
- Croatia, Slovenia, Romania and European Türkiye are included wholly or partly in different broader regional usages, and not every part of each lies on the peninsula.
- Kosovo lies within this region; its political status is disputed.
Connected lessons
- BalkansMap, explanation and practice
- Europe: compare the regional groupingsGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- Central EuropeRelated places
- Balkan PeninsulaRelated places
- Dinaric AlpsRelated places
- Danube RiverRelated places