Balkan (disambiguation)
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Balkan usually refers to:
  • Balkans
    Balkans
    The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...

    , region of southeastern Europe


It may also refer to:
  • Balkan Mountains
    Balkan Mountains
    The Balkan mountain range is a mountain range in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The Balkan range runs 560 km from the Vrashka Chuka Peak on the border between Bulgaria and eastern Serbia eastward through central Bulgaria to Cape Emine on the Black Sea...

    , a mountain range in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula, also called Stara Planina
  • Balkan (band)
    Balkan (band)
    Balkan was a Serbian and former Yugoslav hard rock band.-Band history:Balkan was formed in 1982 in Novi Sad by the guitarist and vocalist Aleksandar Cvetković, a former Leki frontman...

    , former Yugoslav band
  • Balkan Province
    Balkan Province
    Balkan Province is one of the Welayat of Turkmenistan. It is in the far west of the country, bordering Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea, and Iran. Its capital is Balkanabat, formerly known as Nebit Dag. It has an area of 139,270 square kilometers and a population of approximately 553,500...

    , Turkmen province
  • Balkan (grenade launcher)
  • Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
    Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
    Balkan Airlines was Bulgaria's government-owned flag carrier between 1947 and 2002. During the 1970s the airliner became a significant European carrier. The company encountered financial instability following the fall of communism in Eastern Europe...

    , defunct airline
  • Balkan (album)
    Balkan (album)
    Balkan is the second studio album by Serbian dance-pop singer Seka Aleksić, recorded in 2003. After several delays, the album was released on March 5, 2005. The album sold more than 3 million copies worldwide...

  • Balkan (newspaper)
    Balkan (newspaper)
    Balkan is a newspaper published in Balkanabat, Turkmenistan. The newspaper publishes three times per week, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday....

  • Balkan (motorcycle)
    Balkan (motorcycle)
    Balkan was the first motorcycle built in Bulgaria, using a design similar to Jawa, starting in 1958....

  • Balkan Universities Network
    Balkan Universities Network
    The Balkan Universities Network or BUN in its present form was created after the end of the SFR Yugoslavia, the founding of new universities, and the implementation of the Bologna Process in Balkan Universities...

  • Balkanization
    Balkanization
    Balkanization, or Balkanisation, is a geopolitical term, originally used to describe the process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions or states that are often hostile or non-cooperative with each other, and it is considered pejorative.The term refers to the...

    , a geopolitical term
  • Balkan sprachbund, a linguistic concept

People

  • Enver Balkan
    Enver Balkan
    Enver Balkan was a Turkish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Turkish Olympic fencer
  • Fuat Balkan, Turkish Olympic fencer
  • Nihat Balkan
    Nihat Balkan
    Nihat Balkan was a Turkish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and team sabre events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...

    , Turkish Olympic fencer
  • Orkan Balkan
    Orkan Balkan
    Orkan Balkan is a Turkish footballer. He currently plays for Orduspor. He also holds German citizenship.-External links:...

    , Turkish footballer
  • Liza Balkan
    Liza Balkan
    Liza Balkan is a Dora Award winning Canadian actress, director, writer, teacher and dancer.She received Toronto's Dora Mavor Moore Award for her performance in Still the Night...

    , Canadian actress
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