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Balkans Dubrovnik, Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea Shipka Pass Sava River
Witness the juxtaposition of archaic and modern lifestyle practices in the Balkan countries
Explore the Balkans' natural resources and agriculture, mountainous interior, and rich cultural diversity
Explore Eastern Orthodox monasteries run by isolated monks in the Balkans' mountainous interior
The dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, 1807–1924 Skanderbeg Alexander I
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Trump has asked Balkan states to accept deportees, Bloomberg reports • June 4, 2025, 11:19 PM ET (Reuters)
At commemoration of Dayton Peace Accords, Balkan and US officials say NATO helps maintain peace • May 23, 2025, 5:14 PM ET (AP)
EU foreign policy chief calls on Serbia to make a 'strategic choice' between West and East • May 22, 2025, 12:00 PM ET (AP)

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Balkans
Dubrovnik, Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea
Shipka Pass
Sava River
The dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, 1807–1924
Skanderbeg
Alexander I
Balkan Wars
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Witness the juxtaposition of archaic and modern lifestyle practices in the Balkan countries
Explore the Balkans' natural resources and agriculture, mountainous interior, and rich cultural diversity
Explore Eastern Orthodox monasteries run by isolated monks in the Balkans' mountainous interior
Learn how war and political instability have wracked the Balkans from World War I to the fall of communism
Tour the Adriatic Coast's tourist paradise in Dubrovnik, Croatia, and learn about its subtropical vegetation
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