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History of the Balkans
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<p>The <a href="/facts/Balkans/5Hy8ly0d">Balkans</a>, partly corresponding with the <a href="/facts/Balkan_Peninsula/5Hy8ly0d">Balkan Peninsula</a>, encompasses areas that may also be placed in <a href="/facts/Southeast_Europe/zxgEvCdQ">Southeastern</a>, <a href="/facts/Southern_Europe/MlkLQsUc">Southern</a>, <a href="/facts/Eastern_Europe/f5CDGzNA">Eastern Europe</a> and <a href="/facts/Central_Europe/VdxzSbJz">Central Europe</a>. The distinct identity and fragmentation of the Balkans owes much to its often turbulent history, with the region experiencing centuries of <a href="/facts/Ottoman_Empire/6QvfTRsg">Ottoman</a> conflict and conquest. The Balkan Peninsula is predominantly mountainous, featuring several mountain ranges such as the <a href="/facts/Dinaric_Alps/oQtIE3Uk">Dinaric Alps</a>, the <a href="/facts/Pindus/aUsToNDT">Pindus Mountains</a> and the <a href="/facts/Balkan_Mountains/4lQuzW8B">Balkan Mountains</a>. </p>