Balkans
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He gradually extended his authority over a swathe of the Balkans, making the Lake Prespa and Lake Ohrid region, now mostly in North Macedonia, his powerbase.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
She’d been traveling all over the Balkans, to untouched places that seem right on the verge of being truly developed for tourism.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
He talked of getting in front of the investment curve by developing in the Balkans, where tourism and property prices are rising, targeting Serbia and Albania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Of the six countries in the Western Balkans, only Montenegro is further ahead – and it has been in talks for a decade longer.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
That rapid spread preempted opportunities for domesticating those and related species in the Balkans.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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