query: what country is located in the balkan peninsula?

title: First Balkan War

text: were also in short supply, while the "Georgios Averof" had arrived with barely any ammunition, and would remain so until late November. Montenegro was also considered as the smallest nation in the Balkan Peninsula, but in recent years before the war, with support from Russia, it had improved its military skills. Also, it was the only Balkan country never to be fully conquered by the Ottoman Empire. Due to Montenegro being the smallest member of the League, it didn't have much influence. Despite this, it was advantageous for Montenegro, because when the Ottoman Empire was trying to counter the actions

title: Chetniks in the Balkan Wars

text: the Chetniks in World War I as they proved valuable in the Balkan Wars. During the Serbian mobilization of the First Balkan War, the Chetnik detachments of the Serbian 3rd Army included: "Medveđa", colon headed by captain Dušan Sekulić, Ljubomir Vulović and Nikodim Racić (Lisica-Prapaštice-Priština), and colon headed by Božin Simić (Svirci-Novo Brdo-Kačanik); "Kuršumlija", under the command of captain and Chetnik vojvoda Vojislav Tankosić and captain Dragutin Nikolić (Kuršumlija-Merdare-Malo Kosovo-Štimlje-Crnoljeva-Prizren-Ljuma); "Lukovo", under the command of captain Pavle Blažarić (Lukovo-Madljika-Drenica); and "Kolašin", under the command of "prota" Vukajlo Božović. Alongside these detachments, were two smaller ones located at the front of

title: Serbia in the Balkan Wars

text: most of the land of what is today Albania and other lands inhabited by Albanians on the Adriatic coast. Montenegro occupied a part of today's northern Albania around Shkodër. At the dawn of the Balkan wars, Serbia had aspirations of reclaiming "historic Serbian territory" beyond its southern border, which was called Old Serbia. On the eve of the war, Serbian propaganda implemented a strong anti-Albanian campaign. In particular, Serbia had strong reasons to take part of the Albanian Adriatic coast, as the Serbian writer and geographer Jovan Cvijić said: At the end of 1912, after the Porte recognised the autonomy

title: Chetniks in the Balkan Wars

text: Chetniks in the Balkan Wars The Serbian Chetnik Organization, which had organized a guerilla faction that fought in Ottoman Macedonia between 1903 and 1912, was subsequently put under the supervision of the Serbian Army. During the Balkan Wars (1912–13), there were several Chetnik detachments. During the First Balkan War, Chetniks were used as a vanguard to soften up the enemy forward of advancing armies, for attacks on communications behind enemy lines, as field gendarmerie and to establish basic administration in occupied areas. They were used in the Second Balkan War as well. Among notable detachments were: The Serbian Army used

title: FBK Balkan

text: 6 but later finding their way up the tiers to Division 3 in present day. The club is one of the oldest immigrants association in Europe. Players of many nationalities have played here, from former Yugoslavia (Serbia, Bosnia, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, FYRoMacedonia), Romania, Albania, Bulgaria and Turkey. The club is affiliated to the Skånes Fotbollförbund. In recent seasons, FBK Balkan have had the following average attendances: FBK Balkan FBK Balkan is a Swedish football club located in the district Rosengård of Malmö. The club was founded on 22 November 1962. They currently play in Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra. The club

title: Serbia in the Balkan Wars

text: Finalisations concerning which country took which parts were ratified at the Treaty of Bucharest the same year. Serbia came to control the land which became known as "Vardar Macedonia", which today stands independent as the Republic of Macedonia. Following Italy's victory in the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–1912 the Young Turks fell from power after a coup. The Balkan countries saw this as an opportunity to attack the Ottoman Empire and fulfill their desires of expansion. With the initial encouragement of Russian agents, a series of agreements was concluded between Serbia and Bulgaria in March 1912. Military victory against the Ottoman

title: Serbia in the Balkan Wars

text: Empire would not be possible while it could bring reinforcements from Asia. The condition of the Ottoman railways of the time was primitive, so most reinforcement would have to come by sea through the Aegean Sea. Greece was the only Balkan country with a navy powerful enough to deny use of the Aegean to the Ottoman Empire, thus a treaty between Greece and Bulgaria became necessary; it was signed in May 1912. Montenegro concluded agreements between Serbia and Bulgaria later that year. Bulgaria signed treaties with Serbia to divide the territory of northern Macedonia, but refused any similar agreement with

title: Balkan crested newt

text: was chosen in honour of Bulgarian herpetologist Ivan Buresh. Its distribution ranges from the Southeastern Balkan peninsula (Western Macedonia, Northwestern Greece, Bulgaria, Eastern Thrace) to Western Anatolia. An isolated population, surrounded by other crested newt species, occurs in Serbia. Genetic data showed that Northern Anatolian populations east of the Bosphorus and Bursa form a separate, but morphologically indistinguishable sibling species, which was described as Anatolian crested newt ("T. anatolicus") in 2016. The Balkan crested newt hybridises with the Anatolian crested newt at its eastern range end. At the western and northern borders, it hybridises with the Macedonian crested newt, the

title: Serbia in the Balkan Wars

text: events in question did not occur". He concluded that different international reports from various sources have more weight in any court of human justice than all the formal denials issued by the Serbian Press Office. Serbia in the Balkan Wars Serbia was one of the main parties in the Balkan Wars (8 October 1912 – 18 July 1913), victorious in both phases. It gained significant territorial areas of the Central Balkans and almost doubled its territory. During the First Balkan War, most of the Kosovo Vilayet was taken by Serbia, while the region of Metohija was taken by the Kingdom

title: Serbia in the Balkan Wars

text: Serbia in the Balkan Wars Serbia was one of the main parties in the Balkan Wars (8 October 1912 – 18 July 1913), victorious in both phases. It gained significant territorial areas of the Central Balkans and almost doubled its territory. During the First Balkan War, most of the Kosovo Vilayet was taken by Serbia, while the region of Metohija was taken by the Kingdom of Montenegro, its main allies. Over the centuries, populations of ethnic Serbs and Albanians tended to shift following territorial handovers. As a result of the multi-ethnic composition of Kosovo, the new administration provoked a mixed

title: Chetniks in the Balkan Wars

text: the Ibar Army, the first headed by reserve lieutenant Panta Miladinović, the second headed by Chetnik vojvoda Živko Gvozdić. The commander of all these detachments was major Marjanović. Chetniks in the Balkan Wars The Serbian Chetnik Organization, which had organized a guerilla faction that fought in Ottoman Macedonia between 1903 and 1912, was subsequently put under the supervision of the Serbian Army. During the Balkan Wars (1912–13), there were several Chetnik detachments. During the First Balkan War, Chetniks were used as a vanguard to soften up the enemy forward of advancing armies, for attacks on communications behind enemy lines, as

title: Greece in the Balkan Wars

text: position became hopeless, and an armistice was declared on 30 July. The war was concluded with the Treaty of Bucharest on 10 August 1913, which confirmed the Greek gains of Macedonia, Epirus (without Northern Epirus) and Crete. The Balkan Wars must be regarded within the context of the rising Balkan nationalisms during the 19th century, which ran counter to the established Ottoman religion-based "millet" system. Inspired by the theories of nationalism as expounded in contemporary France, Germany and Italy, Balkan intellectual elites sought to awaken the national consciousness of their compatriots and advocated the creation of ethnically homogeneous nation-states. The

title: Serbia in the Balkan Wars

text: The Serbian campaign on present-day Albanian territory (then still officially Ottoman Empire) took place during the First Balkan War, and lasted from November 1912 to October 1913. Prior to the outbreak of the First Balkan War, the Albanian nation was fighting for a national state. At the end of 1912, after the Porte recognised the autonomy of Albania, the Balkan League (comprising three neighboring states: Serbia, Montenegro and Greece; along with Bulgaria) jointly attacked the Ottoman Empire and during the next few months partitioned all Ottoman territory inhabited by Albanians. The Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Greece occupied

title: Balkan Heritage Foundation

text: have been attended by more than 1500 students from 55 countries. The Program's head office is located in Sofia, Bulgaria. Costs of courses and study materials can be found by viewing the website. The BHFS admission fees support the Balkan Heritage Protection Fund. In 2008-2009 four volunteer work camps supporting preservation of cultural heritage took place in Bitola (Macedonia), Stara Zagora, Dragoman and Mezek (Bulgaria) in cooperation with Stara Zagora Regional Museum of History, municipalities of Dragoman and Svilengrad (Bulgaria) and Youth Cultural Center Bitola (Macedonia). Balkan Heritage Foundation The Balkan Heritage Foundation (BHF) is a Bulgarian public, non-profit, non-governmental

title: Balkan temperate rainforests

text: Montenegro, is typical of this region. The unprotected remainder has been subject to extensive forestry and coppicing, although a substantial portion remains Another location contains the virgin "Pecka" forest, with high geological variability. This region is one of the few remaining Dinaric silver fir-beech forests (Omphalodo-Fagetum), on 60 ha on a located on a high karst plateau (45◦ 754’ N, 14◦ 995’ E). Over the last 50 years, silver fir has been rapidly declining relative to beech through natural gap-forming, small scale disturbances. Balkan temperate rainforests Balkan temperate rainforests are a small portion of the southeastern Alps and Balkan region

title: Massacres of Albanians in the Balkan Wars

text: Massacres of Albanians in the Balkan Wars A series of massacres of Albanians in the Balkan Wars were committed by the Serbian and Montenegrin Army and paramilitaries, according to international reports. During the First Balkan War of 1912-13, Serbia and Montenegro - after expelling the Ottoman forces in present-day Albania and Kosovo - committed numerous war crimes against the Albanian population, which were reported by the European, American and Serbian opposition press. The goal of the forced expulsions and massacres of ethnic Albanians was a statistic manipulation before the London Ambassadors Conference which was to decide on the new Balkan

title: Balkan Cross Country Championships

text: edition, where Yugoslavia's Olympic medallist and International Cross Country champion Franjo Mihalić was victorious, marked the full establishment of the competition; the Balkan championship was contested annually thereafter. A women's race was held for the first time the following year and Akhad Dil Ciraj of Turkey became the first women's champion. It is one of three major Balkan regional championships for the sport of athletics, alongside the two annual track and field events – the Balkan Games and the Balkan Indoor Athletics Championships. Balkan Cross Country Championships The Balkan Cross Country Championships is an annual international competition in cross country

title: Balkan Mountains

text: Balkan Mountains The Balkan mountain range (Bulgarian and , "Stara planina", "Old Mountain"; , ) 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 Serbia eastward through central Bulgaria to Cape Emine on the Black Sea. The highest peaks of the Balkan Mountains are in central Bulgaria. The highest peak is Botev at 2,376 m, which makes the mountain range the third highest in the country, after Rila and Pirin. The mountains are the source of the name of the

title: Balkan Cross Country Championships

text: Balkan Cross Country Championships The Balkan Cross Country Championships is an annual international competition in cross country running between athletes from the Balkans. Organised by the Association of the Balkan Athletics Federations, it traces its history back to 1940 and has been held every year since 1958 (with the exception of 2010). The championships features two races: a ten-kilometre (6.2-mile) race for men and an eight-kilometre (5-mile) race for women. The distances of the races have varied over the lifetime of the event. Originally the men's race was a 10 km race, but this changed to a 12 km (7.5

title: Monterey Peninsula Country Club

text: Monterey Peninsula Country Club The Monterey Peninsula Country Club is a golf club located in Pebble Beach, California. A Charter for the Monterey Peninsula Country Club was granted by the state of California on January 19, 1925. A month later, an organizational meeting was called. Samuel F. B. Morse was elected president of the newly formed club. Formal opening of the club was on July 2, 1926, with the Dunes Course, a vision of Pebble Beach founder, Samuel F. B. Morse. The club properties account for roughly four hundred acres of land in the central region of the Monterey Peninsula.

title: Monterey Peninsula Country Club

text: and the Shore course hosted in 1965, 1966 and 1977. "Golf Digest" magazine rated it as the 13th "Best in-state" course for 1997-98. Monterey Peninsula Country Club The Monterey Peninsula Country Club is a golf club located in Pebble Beach, California. A Charter for the Monterey Peninsula Country Club was granted by the state of California on January 19, 1925. A month later, an organizational meeting was called. Samuel F. B. Morse was elected president of the newly formed club. Formal opening of the club was on July 2, 1926, with the Dunes Course, a vision of Pebble Beach founder,

title: Yorke Peninsula Country Times

text: Times" and the "South Australian Farmer" in 1968. As a result, the newspaper's website traces its origins through previous publications back to 1865. This publication evolved through a number of changes, namely: This publication evolved through a number of changes, namely: In June 1970, the combined newspaper then absorbed the short-lived Yorke Peninsula News Pictorial (1969-1970), which was formed following the merger of The Pioneer (1898-1969) and the Maitland Watch (1911-1969). Its head office is currently located in Goyder Street, Kadina. Yorke Peninsula Country Times The Yorke Peninsula Country Times is a South Australian newspaper which was first published on

title: Krasnovodsk Peninsula

text: Administratively the peninsula is in Turkmenistan's Balkan Region. Krasnovodsk Peninsula The Krasnovodsk Peninsula () is a large peninsula located in western Turkmenistan. It borders on the Caspian Sea in the west and with the Garabogazköl in the north and the Türkmenbaşy Gulf (former Krasnovodsk Bay) in the south. The peninsula is between desert and semidesert with the Chilmamedkum Desert in the east and the Oktukum Desert in the west. The Krasnovodsk Peninsula has a continental dry climate with a precipitation of 100 mm/year. The Peninsula is practically covered by the Krasnovodsk Plateau. The city of Türkmenbaşy is located to the

title: Cheleken Peninsula

text: Cheleken Peninsula The Cheleken Peninsula () is a peninsula located in western Turkmenistan, in the eastern shores of the Caspian Sea. The city of Hazar, former Cheleken, is located in the peninsula, which belongs administratively to Turkmenistan's Balkan Province. The Cheleken Peninsula is about 40 km long and 22 km wide. It borders on the Caspian Sea in the west and with the Türkmenbaşy Gulf (former Krasnovodsk Bay) in the north. The peninsula has a continental dry climate with a precipitation of 150 mm/year. The area is desert and the central part is elevated terrain averaging 100 m elevation, with

title: Balkan ballad

text: spread to the Balkan Peninsula, and has since developed into the narrative and musical art forms present in Balkan culture today. Balkan ballad Balkan ballads (also known as Balkan folk ballads) is an umbrella term for several emotional, slow music styles in the Balkan region of Southeastern Europe. Balkan ballads, similar to other ballads, often deal with various themes related to love (unrequited love, love-sickness, romantic and intimate relationships) while using Balkan string instruments such as the šargija, as well as the clarinet, trumpet, accordion, fiddle, guitar and bass guitar. Balkan ballads are distinct from traditional ballads by including a

title: Svilengrad Peninsula

text: Svilengrad Peninsula Svilengrad Peninsula (, ‘Poluostrov Svilengrad’ \po-lu-'os-trov 'svi-len-grad\) is the mostly ice-covered 5.6-km wide peninsula projecting 5.2 km in northwest direction into Orléans Strait from Davis Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is bounded by Lanchester Bay to the southwest and Jordanoff Bay to the northeast. The peninsula ends in Wennersgaard Point to the northwest, and has its interior occupied by the north part of Korten Ridge. The peninsula is named after the town of Svilengrad in Southern Bulgaria, location of an early Bulgarian Air Force base used during the First Balkan War 1912-1913. Svilengrad Peninsula is located at

title: Yorke Peninsula Country Times

text: Yorke Peninsula Country Times The Yorke Peninsula Country Times is a South Australian newspaper which was first published on 4 September 1968. It was formed following the merging of the "Kadina, Wallaroo and Moonta Times" and the "South Australian Farmer," representing a combined ancestry of 13 former publications, with the earliest dating back to February 1865. It is headquartered in Kadina and its weekly publications (published Tuesdays) are distributed across "the entire peninsula" from Port Broughton in the north to Stenhouse Bay in the south. The "Yorke Peninsula Country Times" was created following a merger between "Kadina, Wallaroo and Moonta

title: Balkan Mountains

text: less than 1% of the total electricity. Environmentalists also accused the government of destroying the plant and animal life using the pretext of renewable energy. Balkan Mountains The Balkan mountain range (Bulgarian and , "Stara planina", "Old Mountain"; , ) 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 Serbia eastward through central Bulgaria to Cape Emine on the Black Sea. The highest peaks of the Balkan Mountains are in central Bulgaria. The highest peak is Botev at 2,376 m,

title: Balkan Wars

text: Balkan Wars The Balkan Wars (, literally "the Balkan Wars" or "Balkan Faciası", meaning "the Balkan Tragedy") consisted of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan Peninsula in 1912 and 1913. Four Balkan states defeated the Ottoman Empire in the first war; one of the four, Bulgaria, suffered defeat in the second war. The Ottoman Empire lost the bulk of its territory in Europe. Austria-Hungary, although not a combatant, became relatively weaker as a much enlarged Serbia pushed for union of the South Slavic peoples. The war set the stage for the Balkan crisis of 1914 and thus served

title: Balkan Federation

text: Balkan Federation The Balkan Federation project was a left-wing political movement to create a "Balkan federation". The concept of a Balkan federation emerged in the late 19th century from among left political forces in the region. The central aim was to establish a new political unity: a common federal republic unifying the Balkan Peninsula on the basis of internationalism, socialism, social solidarity, and economic equality. The underlying vision was that despite differences among the Balkan peoples the historical need for emancipation was a common basis for unification. This political concept went through three phases in its development. In the first

title: Balkan Federation

text: June 1948, when Bulgaria, being subordinated to Soviet interests, was forced to take a stance against Yugoslavia. Balkan Federation The Balkan Federation project was a left-wing political movement to create a "Balkan federation". The concept of a Balkan federation emerged in the late 19th century from among left political forces in the region. The central aim was to establish a new political unity: a common federal republic unifying the Balkan Peninsula on the basis of internationalism, socialism, social solidarity, and economic equality. The underlying vision was that despite differences among the Balkan peoples the historical need for emancipation was a

title: The Balkan Girls

text: and Dana Cobuz of "Jurnalul" compared the background dancers to Ieles. The British press accused Gheorghe of lip synching to "The Balkan Girls", which is forbidden by Eurovision rules. Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Romania in the contest's first semi-final and Grand Final. The country finished ninth in the first semi-final with 67 points, including ten from Portugal and eight from Israel. In the Grand Final, Romania reached 19th place with 40 points, including 12 from Moldova and seven from Spain, one of Romania's lowest scores in the contest. The Balkan Girls "The Balkan Girls" is a

title: Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships

text: Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships The Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships, also known as the "Balkan Indoor Games" (), is an annual international indoor track and field competition between athletes from the Balkan Peninsula. Following a test event in 1991, it was officially launched in 1994. Organised by the Association of the Balkan Athletics Federations (ABAF), it is typically held in February. The competition complemented the long-running annual outdoor track and field tournament: the Balkan Games. It received strong support from the Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association – until 2002, the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus, Greece was the permanent host, as

title: Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships

text: as a guest nation; its performances were discounted for medal and points-scoring purposes. Romania and Greece have historically been the most successful nations at the event, although Turkey has been the most dominant since 2012. Key: Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships The Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships, also known as the "Balkan Indoor Games" (), is an annual international indoor track and field competition between athletes from the Balkan Peninsula. Following a test event in 1991, it was officially launched in 1994. Organised by the Association of the Balkan Athletics Federations (ABAF), it is typically held in February. The competition complemented the

title: Balkan Mountains

text: Balkan Peninsula. The mountain range forms the watershed between the Black Sea and Aegean Sea catchment areas, with the exception of an area in west, where it is crossed by the spectacular Iskar Gorge. The karst relief determines the large number of caves, including Magura, featuring the most important and extended European post-Palaeolithic cave painting, Ledenika, Saeva dupka, Bacho Kiro, etc. The most notable rock formation are the Belogradchik Rocks in the west. There are several important protected areas: Central Balkan National Park, Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park, Bulgarka Nature Park and Sinite Kamani Nature Park, as well as a number

title: Balkan Mountains

text: of nature reserves. The Balkan Mountains are remarkable for their flora and fauna. Edelweiss grows there in the region of "Kozyata stena". Some of the most striking landscapes are included in the Central Balkan National Park with steep cliffs, the highest waterfalls in the Balkan Peninsula and lush vegetation. There are a number of important nature reserves such as Chuprene, Kozyata stena and others. Most of Europe's large mammals inhabit the area including the brown bear, wolf, boar, chamois and deer. The Balkan Mountains played an enormous role in the history of Bulgaria since its foundation in 681 AD, and

title: The Balkan Girls

text: "cheesy". In a 2016 Wiwibloggs poll entitled "What is your favourite Eurovision song from Romania?", "The Balkan Girls" finished sixth with over 300 votes. "The Balkan Girls" had low betting odds before the Eurovision Song Contest, and an editor of the French magazine "Pure People" wrote that it "does not really stay in the eardrums". However, the song topped the Romanian Top 100 in April 2009 and was played in Greek, Maltese and Turkish clubs. At the 2010 Radio România Actualități Awards, "The Balkan Girls" was nominated in the Pop Song of the Year category. Gheorghe premiered the music video

title: Balkan Is Not Dead

text: that these are dangerous times and hands her over to Osman who, in turn, needs to hand her over to the Sultan. There she meets Andja and her sister Eleni. This is also the only time these three women are at the same place. When Edisse finally reaches the Sultan, he is already dead. She returns to Paris as a witness of as many as three unfulfilled Balkan loves that have fallen victim to the relentless course of the new time, which would eventually be characterised, among other things, by the struggle forequality. Balkan Is Not Dead Balkan Is Not

title: What She Is (Is a Woman in Love)

text: Hot Country Singles for the week of March 12, 1988. What She Is (Is a Woman in Love) "What She Is (Is a Woman in Love)" is a song written by Bob McDill and Paul Harrison and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in February 1988 as the lead single from the album, "The Heart of It All". The song was Earl Thomas Conley's fifteenth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart. "What She Is

title: What She Is (Is a Woman in Love)

text: What She Is (Is a Woman in Love) "What She Is (Is a Woman in Love)" is a song written by Bob McDill and Paul Harrison and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in February 1988 as the lead single from the album, "The Heart of It All". The song was Earl Thomas Conley's fifteenth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart. "What She Is (Is a Woman in Love)" debuted on the U.S. "Billboard"

title: Paleo-Balkan languages

text: Paleo-Balkan languages The Paleo-Balkan languages are the various extinct Indo-European languages that were spoken in the Balkans in ancient times. Hellenization, Romanization and Slavicization in the region caused their only modern descendants to be Modern Greek and Albanian, which are descended from Ancient Greek and one of the Thraco-Illyrian languages, respectively. Ancient Greek and Roman writers report that the following languages were spoken on the Balkan Peninsula, besides Greek: Although these languages are all members of the Indo-European language family, the relationships between them are unknown. Classification of the languages spoken in the region is severely hampered because they are

title: Balkan Region

text: Balkan Region Balkan Region (, "Балкан велаяты", بلقان ولايتى) is one of the regions 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. Balkan is Turkish for "Wooded mountain". It has an area of 139,270 square kilometers and a population of approximately 553,500 people (2005 est.). Its population density of 3.3 persons per square kilometer is the lowest in Turkmenistan. Other cities include: Bereket, Türkmenbaşy, Gumdag, Serdar, Hazar, Etrek, Esenguly. The Balkan Region has significant energy reserves, which account for 94%

title: Machynys Peninsula Golf Country Club

text: Machynys Peninsula Golf Country Club Machynys Peninsula Golf Country Club (Welsh: "Clwb Golff Pentir Machynys") is a golf club based in Machynys, just outside Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. This Course is a links championship golf course open to Members and Visitors. The course was opened in 2005, designed by Gary Nicklaus and is 7121 yards. Their website claim that "Machynys is the youngest course ever to be awarded an R&A championship". At a cost of £3.5m the course layout included 25 acres of new lakes. In 2012 the club hosted the Seniors Open Amateur Championship, having previously hosted the "Boys

title: Machynys Peninsula Golf Country Club

text: Home Internationals" in August 2007 making the club the youngest golf course ever to be chosen as an R&A championship venue. Machynys Peninsula Golf Country Club Machynys Peninsula Golf Country Club (Welsh: "Clwb Golff Pentir Machynys") is a golf club based in Machynys, just outside Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. This Course is a links championship golf course open to Members and Visitors. The course was opened in 2005, designed by Gary Nicklaus and is 7121 yards. Their website claim that "Machynys is the youngest course ever to be awarded an R&A championship". At a cost of £3.5m the course layout

title: Balkan Is Not Dead

text: Balkan Is Not Dead Balkan Is Not Dead () is a 2012 Macedonian film. A Macedonian family from Bitola at the turn of the twentieth century tries to survive, preserve its roots and remain together. Following their father’s death, two sisters and a brother remain alone: the older and quieter sister ELENI and the younger ANDJA and DUKO – the discontented and rather short-tempered twins. Afflicted by her father’s refusal to let her be with the man she loves – the young Turkish cadet, Kemal – Eleni has decided to dedicate her life to waiting. Her younger sister, searching for

title: Svilengrad Peninsula

text: . German-British mapping in 1996. Svilengrad Peninsula Svilengrad Peninsula (, ‘Poluostrov Svilengrad’ \po-lu-'os-trov 'svi-len-grad\) is the mostly ice-covered 5.6-km wide peninsula projecting 5.2 km in northwest direction into Orléans Strait from Davis Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is bounded by Lanchester Bay to the southwest and Jordanoff Bay to the northeast. The peninsula ends in Wennersgaard Point to the northwest, and has its interior occupied by the north part of Korten Ridge. The peninsula is named after the town of Svilengrad in Southern Bulgaria, location of an early Bulgarian Air Force base used during the First Balkan War 1912-1913.

title: FBK Balkan

text: FBK Balkan FBK Balkan is a Swedish football club located in the district Rosengård of Malmö. The club was founded on 22 November 1962. They currently play in Division 4 Skåne Sydvästra. The club comes from a Malmö neighbourhood known for its very large immigrant community. Balkan is most famous for being the club where Zlatan Ibrahimović started playing football. Other notable former players for the team include Goran Slavkovski and Valentino Lai. FBK Balkan was founded on 22 November 1962 in Malmö by Yugoslav immigrants and is named after the Balkans. The club spent many seasons in Swedish Division

title: Balkan Region

text: rural or village councils (сельские советы or "geňeşlikler"), and 112 villages (села, сельские населенные пункты or "obalar"). Balkan Region Balkan Region (, "Балкан велаяты", بلقان ولايتى) is one of the regions 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. Balkan is Turkish for "Wooded mountain". It has an area of 139,270 square kilometers and a population of approximately 553,500 people (2005 est.). Its population density of 3.3 persons per square kilometer is the lowest in Turkmenistan. Other cities include: Bereket,

title: Balkan Heritage Foundation

text: Balkan Heritage Foundation The Balkan Heritage Foundation (BHF) is a Bulgarian public, non-profit, non-governmental organization. It was established in 2008 by a team of a cross-institutional program implementing archaeological field schools since 2003. Its head office is located in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. The BHF has a representative office located in Sofia and four branches located in Varna, Mezek, Dragoman and Emona, Bulgaria. The Balkan Heritage Foundation’s mission is to support the protection, conservation, management and promotion of cultural and historical (both tangible and intangible) heritage of South-eastern Europe as necessary preconditions for sustainable development of the region. The foundation collaborates

title: Balkan Wars Memorial Cemetery in Edirne

text: Balkan Wars Memorial Cemetery in Edirne The Balkan Wars Memorial Cemetery in Edirne (), located at Sarayiçi quarter of Edirne, Turkey, is a memorial burial ground for Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars (1912–1913), who were killed in action during the Siege of Adrianople (1912–13). It was opened to public on January 14, 1994. Situated on the west bank of the Tunca north of Edirne, the memorial cemetery is laid out over . Designed by architect Nejat Dinçel and built as a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, it contains in twelve blocks the names of 100 officers and 400

title: Balkan Wars Memorial Cemetery in Edirne

text: On March 26, 2015, the 102nd anniversary of the fall of the city was commemorated at the memorial cemetery. Balkan Wars Memorial Cemetery in Edirne The Balkan Wars Memorial Cemetery in Edirne (), located at Sarayiçi quarter of Edirne, Turkey, is a memorial burial ground for Ottoman military personnel of the Balkan Wars (1912–1913), who were killed in action during the Siege of Adrianople (1912–13). It was opened to public on January 14, 1994. Situated on the west bank of the Tunca north of Edirne, the memorial cemetery is laid out over . Designed by architect Nejat Dinçel and built

title: The Balkan Girls

text: employees. To promote "The Balkan Girls" before the Eurovision Song Contest, Gheorghe began a tour in Berlin in early March 2009 and performed at the ITB Berlin. She was interviewed by the Berlin press, and sent her song to local radio and television stations. The singer performed the song in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Belgium before Eurovision, and a number of times after the contest. On 31 January 2009, the "Selecția Națională" took place to select the Romanian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest. "The Balkan Girls" was chosen to represent the country in the contest after votes

title: Çatalca Peninsula

text: known as" Constantinople") from Huns and other attackers. The wall was one of the longest ramparts of Europe. But even then such attackers as Avars (616), Bulgarians (813) and Pechenegs (1090) were able to lay siege to İstanbul. After 1371, most of Çatalca Peninsula fell to Ottoman Turks. The whole peninsula became a part of Ottoman Empire by the conquest of İstanbul in 1453. Since then Çatalca Peninsula is a Turkish land except for Bulgarian attack during the first Balkan war and temporary occupation by Greece at the end of the First World War. Çatalca Peninsula (together with Kocaeli Peninsula

title: Balkan League

text: League, and soon after, on 16 June 1913, Bulgaria attacked her erstwhile allies, beginning the Second Balkan War. After the Crimean War (1853–1856), Russia realized that the other Great Powers would spare no effort to prevent her from gaining access to the Mediterranean. As a consequence she started engineering an ambitious plan for indirect expansion through the creation of friendly and closely allied states under Russian patronage in the Balkan peninsula. Instrumental to this policy was the emerging Panslavic movement, which henceforth formed the basis of Russian foreign policy up until the end of the Tsarist regime in 1917. Working

title: What a Country!

text: What a Country! What a Country! is an American sitcom that aired in syndication from September 27, 1986 to May 23, 1987. It was based on the 1977-1979 British sitcom "Mind Your Language". The series was intended as somewhat of a showcase for comedian Yakov Smirnoff, whose catchphrase provided the show's title. "What a Country!" is set in a class of recent immigrants to the United States who are trying to pass the citizenship test. Their teacher, Taylor Brown (played by Garrett M. Brown) is an American English language teacher, while the students include Nikolai (a Russian taxi driver), Laszlo

title: Bulgaria

text: spreading in the region around the 4th century. The Gothic Bible—the first Germanic language book—was created by Gothic bishop Ulfilas in what is today northern Bulgaria around 381. The region came under Byzantine control after the fall of Rome in 476. The Byzantines were engaged in prolonged warfare against Persia and could not defend their Balkan territories from barbarian incursions. This enabled the Slavs to enter the Balkan Peninsula as marauders, primarily through an area between the Danube River and the Balkan Mountains known as Moesia. Gradually, the interior of the peninsula became a country of the South Slavs, who

title: Greece in the Balkan Wars

text: Greece in the Balkan Wars The participation of Greece in the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913 is one of the most important episodes in modern Greek history, as it allowed the Greek state to almost double its size and achieve most of its present territorial size. It also served as a catalyst of political developments, as it brought to prominence two personalities, whose relationship would dominate the next decade and have long-lasting repercussions for Greece: the Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos, and the Army's commander-in-chief, the Crown Prince and later King, Constantine I. In the First Balkan War, Greece was allied with

title: Nicoya Peninsula

text: projects on the islands of the adjacent Gulf of Nicoya. The Nicoya Peninsula is considered by Quest Network one of the Blue Zones in the world, where people commonly live active lives past the age of 100 years. Nicoya Peninsula The Nicoya Peninsula () is a peninsula on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It is divided into two provinces: Guanacaste Province in the north, and the Puntarenas Province in the south. It is located at . It varies from 19 to wide and is approximately long, forming the largest peninsula in the country. It is known for its beaches

title: Gbalefa Peninsula

text: community in Ota have continued to attack the Gbalefa community in an attempt to subdue its people. "What we expect them to do is to go back to court, if they know they have genuine claim to the land. But they will not. What they want to do is to precipitate a crisis." Gbalefa Peninsula Gbalefa Peninsula is an area of land located south of Abeokuta and north of Lagos city. Gbalefa Peninsula was named after Akindele Gbalefa, the outstanding Owu warrior who led the Owu/Egba war against , Ado-Odo and Dahomey. The Owu army contingent fought side by side

title: Karaburun Peninsula, Turkey

text: from the mainland by a yet another quite narrow isthmus at Balıklıova. Karaburun has a warm temperature throughout the winter time, 22 °C. In spring 24 to 30 °C and in the summer 45+ °C. The campus of İzmir Institute of Technology and İzmir Technology Development Zone are located in Karaburun Peninsula, both of them within Urla district. Karaburun Peninsula, Turkey Karaburun Peninsula is a peninsula in the extreme western end of Turkey, one of the largest in the country. The peninsula carries the same name as the town and administrative center, Karaburun, located at a pivotal point in its

title: Karaburun Peninsula, Turkey

text: Karaburun Peninsula, Turkey Karaburun Peninsula is a peninsula in the extreme western end of Turkey, one of the largest in the country. The peninsula carries the same name as the town and administrative center, Karaburun, located at a pivotal point in its extremity. It is located west of the city of İzmir, comprised wholly within İzmir Province and is surrounded by the Aegean Sea. Aside from Karaburun district itself, two further districts, Urla and Çeşme, have their areas contained completely within the peninsula's geographical formation. Because of its intricate form, various sources may count as many as four isthmuses delimiting

title: Peninsula Lake

text: Peninsula Lake Peninsula Lake in the District Municipality of Muskoka, is one of the (North) Muskoka Lakes. Peninsula Lake is a mid-sized cold-water lake located just east of Huntsville, Ontario. Municipal jurisdiction is split between the Town of Huntsville and the Township of Lake of Bays. The Lake encompasses a surface area of 868.8 ha (8.6 km²) and a total shoreline of 27.4 km. The shoreline of Peninsula Lake is generally characterized as being typical of most developed cottage country lakes. The land immediately surrounding Peninsula Lake has predominantly residential uses. However, there are 7 commercial resorts, including Cedar Grove

title: What Is Truth

text: Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at Number 4. It also reached number 1 on the "RPM" Country Tracks chart in Canada. What Is Truth "What Is Truth" is a single by American country music artist Johnny Cash released in February 1970. Generally viewed as a protest song, a rarity in country music at the time, the simple criticism of the Vietnam War, and war in general, as well as the stereotypical view of many politically liberal hippies made the song a major crossover hit. The song peaked at number 3 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles. It also became Cash's 12th

title: Saanich Peninsula

text: Saanich Peninsula Saanich Peninsula is located north of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is bounded by Saanich Inlet on the west, and various straits of the Strait of Georgia on the east, chiefly Haro Strait. The exact southern boundary of what is referred to as the "Saanich Peninsula" (or simply as "the Peninsula") is somewhat fluid in local parlance. Its name in the Saanich dialect, "W̱SÁNEĆ", means "raised up" (where meaning the people, that term means "emerging people). Lying in the rain shadow of both the Vancouver Island Ranges and the Olympic Mountains, Saanich Peninsula is the driest part of

title: Balkan Snowfield

text: The midpoint of the snowfield is located at . Detailed mapping by the Spanish Servicio Geográfico del Ejército in 1991, and Bulgarian mapping in 1996, 2004 and 2009. Balkan Snowfield Balkan Snowfield (Plato Balkan \'pla-to bal-'kan\) is an ice-covered plateau of elevation ranging from 150 to 280 m in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, situated south of lower Perunika Glacier, northwest of Huntress Glacier and north of Contell Glacier. It is 3 km long in southwest-northeast direction and 2 km wide, and bounded by Burdick Ridge to the east, Willan Nunatak and Castillo Nunatak to the

title: Nicoya Peninsula

text: Nicoya Peninsula The Nicoya Peninsula () is a peninsula on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It is divided into two provinces: Guanacaste Province in the north, and the Puntarenas Province in the south. It is located at . It varies from 19 to wide and is approximately long, forming the largest peninsula in the country. It is known for its beaches and is a popular tourist destination. The main transport and commercial centre in the region is Nicoya, one of the oldest settlements in Costa Rica. Ferries run between the town of Puntarenas on the mainland and the Nicoya

title: Guest Peninsula

text: As originally charted, the westernmost portion of what was then thought to be Guest Island was within the Ross Dependency claimed by New Zealand, but none of the peninsula is actually within the claimed sector. Guest Peninsula Guest Peninsula is a snow-covered peninsula about long between the Sulzberger Ice Shelf and Block Bay, on Saunders Coast in the northwest part of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Mitchell Peak, located on the peninsula, was sighted by the first Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1929. This feature was defined and mapped as "Guest Island" by the United States Antarctic Service Expedition in 1940. It

title: Sinai Peninsula

text: el-Sheikh International Airport, through Eilat, Israel and the Taba Border Crossing, by road from Cairo or by ferry from Aqaba in Jordan. Sinai Peninsula The Sinai Peninsula or simply Sinai (now usually ) is a peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia. It is situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, and is a land bridge between Asia and Africa. Sinai has a land area of about and a population of approximately 1,400,000 people. Administratively, the Sinai Peninsula is divided into two governorates: the South Sinai

title: Sinai Peninsula

text: Sinai Peninsula The Sinai Peninsula or simply Sinai (now usually ) is a peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia. It is situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, and is a land bridge between Asia and Africa. Sinai has a land area of about and a population of approximately 1,400,000 people. Administratively, the Sinai Peninsula is divided into two governorates: the South Sinai Governorate and the North Sinai Governorate. Three other governorates span the Suez Canal, crossing into African Egypt: Suez Governorate on the southern

title: Liza Balkan

text: Voice roles Liza Balkan Liza Balkan is a Canadian actress, dancer, director, teacher and writer. She received Toronto's Dora Mavor Moore Award for her performance in "Still the Night" (Theatre Passe Muraille/Tova Entertainment/Tapestry/National Tour). She is also known as the voice actress for Amy Mizuno from the third and fourth seasons of the English adaptation of "Sailor Moon". On the silver screen, she had a role in Asghar Massombagi's "Khaled" (2001) and appeared in Atom Egoyan's critically acclaimed drama "Remember" (2015), portraying the daughter-in-law of Christopher Plummer's protagonist in the latter. Balkan teaches at the University of Windsor, located in

title: Liza Balkan

text: Liza Balkan Liza Balkan is a Canadian actress, dancer, director, teacher and writer. She received Toronto's Dora Mavor Moore Award for her performance in "Still the Night" (Theatre Passe Muraille/Tova Entertainment/Tapestry/National Tour). She is also known as the voice actress for Amy Mizuno from the third and fourth seasons of the English adaptation of "Sailor Moon". On the silver screen, she had a role in Asghar Massombagi's "Khaled" (2001) and appeared in Atom Egoyan's critically acclaimed drama "Remember" (2015), portraying the daughter-in-law of Christopher Plummer's protagonist in the latter. Balkan teaches at the University of Windsor, located in Windsor, Ontario.

title: Stad (peninsula)

text: (southwestern side). The peninsula is a mountain plateau topped by the Tarvaldsegga peak. There are several lower valleys on the peninsula, but at the western end, the plateau plunges into the sea in a cliff at "Kjerringa". Stad Peninsula has a very harsh, windy climate. The highest wind speed in the country is often recorded at this promontory. Located between the cities of Bergen (in Hordaland county to the south) and Ålesund (in Møre og Romsdal county to the north), this is the only peninsula on the mainland of Norway that goes out into open sea. Most of the rest

title: The Peninsula Manila

text: The Peninsula Manila The Peninsula Manila (colloquially Manila Pen or simply Manila Peninsula), is a 5-star luxury hotel in the Philippines. It is located on the corner of Ayala Avenue and Makati Avenue in the Makati Central Business District. It is located also in Barangay Urdaneta. This hotel is part of The Peninsula Hotels chain based in Hong Kong and is the first hotel of that chain outside the Chinese territory. The Peninsula Manila was built to coincide with the hosting of the International Monetary Fund conference in Manila. It was built on the corners of Ayala and Makati Avenues,

title: What Is Truth

text: What Is Truth "What Is Truth" is a single by American country music artist Johnny Cash released in February 1970. Generally viewed as a protest song, a rarity in country music at the time, the simple criticism of the Vietnam War, and war in general, as well as the stereotypical view of many politically liberal hippies made the song a major crossover hit. The song peaked at number 3 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles. It also became Cash's 12th Top 40 single on the Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 19, and his 2nd Top 10 single on the

title: The Peninsula Manila

text: Shanghai Hotels Limited. On December 4, 2007, United States Ambassador Kristie Kenney stated that she would visit The Peninsula Manila: "Fortunately, the hotel, a great hotel, has opened again. I look forward to going there myself." The Peninsula Manila The Peninsula Manila (colloquially Manila Pen or simply Manila Peninsula), is a 5-star luxury hotel in the Philippines. It is located on the corner of Ayala Avenue and Makati Avenue in the Makati Central Business District. It is located also in Barangay Urdaneta. This hotel is part of The Peninsula Hotels chain based in Hong Kong and is the first hotel

title: What Makes You Country (song)

text: What Makes You Country (song) "What Makes You Country" is a song by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It is the fourth single from, and title track to, his sixth studio album "What Makes You Country". Bryan wrote the song with Dallas Davidson and Ashley Gorley. "Taste of Country" writer Courtney Carr described the song as "an anthem of appreciation that celebrates the many, many different types of people who identify as country. In the song, Bryan makes it clear that we shouldn’t be worrying about what makes someone 'country'; rather, we should be celebrating our own unique lives."

title: Iberian Peninsula

text: Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula , also known as Iberia, is located in the southwest corner of Europe. The peninsula is principally divided between Spain and Portugal, comprising most of their territory. It also includes Andorra, small areas of France, and the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. With an area of approximately ), it is the second largest European peninsula, after the Scandinavian. The word "Iberia" is a noun adapted from the Latin word "Hiberia" originated by the Ancient Greek word Ἰβηρία ("") by Greek geographers under the rule of the Roman Empire to refer to what is known today

title: Lindstrom Peninsula

text: 1960s, they developed a community at what is now the Inuit hamlet of Grise Fiord, to the east. Lindstrom Peninsula The Lindstrom Peninsula is located on the southern coast of Ellesmere Island, a part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Across Baffin Bay to the south lies Devon Island. Harbour Fiord and Landslip Island are to the west, while the Grise Fiord is to the east. The highest peak on the peninsula is Mount Aqiatushuk . In 1953, a small group of Inuit families were resettled on the Lindstrom Peninsula, and others to Craig Harbour, a

title: What Is the What

text: That Happens Will Happen Today". Tom Tykwer plans to adapt the novel into a film. In 2009, the novel received the Prix Médicis étranger in France. What Is the What What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng is a 2006 novel written by Dave Eggers. It is based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese child refugee who immigrated to the United States under the Lost Boys of Sudan program. It was a finalist for the National Book Award. As a boy, Achak is separated from his family during the Second Sudanese Civil War when

title: Highway systems by country

text: where the highway is running in and XXX is a number (e.g. SP-280; where SP means that the highway is running entirely in the state of São Paulo). National highways are named BR-XXX. National highways connects multiples states altogether, are of major importance to the national economy and/or connects Brazil to another country. The meaning of the numbers are: Often, Brazilian highways receive names (famous people, etc.) on top of their YY/BR-XXX designation (example: SP-280 is also known as Rodovia Castelo Branco). The strategic location of the country on the Balkan Peninsula is decisive for the fact that 4 out

title: What You Get Is What You See

text: where in 1989 it was used in a campaign for the New South Wales Rugby League. They later used the Tina Turner song "The Best" in another campaign. The song has been covered many times including by Canadian country music group Straight Clean & Simple and a single for the band taken from their 1992 album "Iron Lady". It was also covered by Scottish / Irish country artist Lisa McHugh. Her cover appears in her 2014 album "A Life That's Good". What You Get Is What You See "What You Get Is What You See" is a song by recording

title: The Balkan Girls

text: The Balkan Girls "The Balkan Girls" is a song by Romanian singer Elena Gheorghe for a special 2009 edition of her second studio album, "Te Ador" (2008), and third record, "Disco Romancing" (2012). It was written by and Alexandru Pelin, while production was handled by Duță, Ovidiu Bistriceanu and Daris Mangal. The song was released as a CD single on 6 January 2009 by Cat Music. "The Balkan Girls" is a folk-influenced dance-pop song whose refrain celebrates the party life of Balkan girls. It represented Romania in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow after winning on the preselection show

title: Balkans

text: Dalmatian areas (like "Zara", today's Zadar) that are within the general definition of the Balkan peninsula. The current territory of Italy includes only the small area around Trieste inside the Balkan Peninsula. However, the regions of Trieste and Istria are not usually considered part of the Balkans by Italian geographers, due to their definition of the Balkans that limits its western border to the Kupa River. Share of land area within the Balkan Peninsula by country by the Danube-Sava definition: Entirely within the Balkan peninsula: Mostly or partially within the Balkan peninsula: The term "the Balkans" is used more generally

title: What Is the What

text: What Is the What What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng is a 2006 novel written by Dave Eggers. It is based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese child refugee who immigrated to the United States under the Lost Boys of Sudan program. It was a finalist for the National Book Award. As a boy, Achak is separated from his family during the Second Sudanese Civil War when the Arab militia, referred to as "murahaleen" (which is Arabic for the deported), wipes out his Dinka village, Marial Bai. During the assault, he loses sight

title: What Makes You Country

text: What Makes You Country What Makes You Country is the sixth studio album by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It was released on December 8, 2017 via Capitol Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "Light It Up", "Most People Are Good", "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset". and the title track. "The Guardian" reviewer Alexis Petridis rated the album 3 out of 5 stars, stating that "you'd have a hard time arguing that "What Makes You Country" doesn't feature some pretty bulletproof songwriting. If it sounds like mainstream pop in a pickup truck, that's partly because the melodies and structure are

title: History of the Jews in the Arabian Peninsula

text: and giving a demographic count of Jews in every town and country. One of the known towns that Benjamin of Tudela reported as having a Jewish community was in a place called "Kis", located in Ras al-Khaimah, one of the seven emirates of the UAE. Modern Ras Al Khaimah covers an area of 656 square miles (1700 km²) in the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Local Yemenite Jewish traditions have traced the earliest settlement of Jews in this region back to the time of King Solomon. One explanation is that King Solomon sent Jewish merchant marines to Yemen to

title: What Makes You Country (song)

text: The song is an anthem with a central theme of identifying with country lifestyles. Bryan performed the song at the 2018 telecast of the Country Music Association awards, with accompaniment from Lindsay Ell, Ashley McBryde, Chris Janson, Luke Combs, Jon Pardi, and Cole Swindell. What Makes You Country (song) "What Makes You Country" is a song by American country music singer Luke Bryan. It is the fourth single from, and title track to, his sixth studio album "What Makes You Country". Bryan wrote the song with Dallas Davidson and Ashley Gorley. "Taste of Country" writer Courtney Carr described the song

title: The Balkan Girls

text: week. "The Balkan Girls" is a folk-influenced dance-pop song. Lyrics from its refrain include: "The Balkan girls, they like to party, like nobody, like nobody". The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. On Eurovision.de, a reviewer called it a hymn for Balkan connections in the Eurovision Song Contest and praised its folk elements and danceability. Uwe Hinrichs, in his book "Handbuch der Eurolinguistik" ("Handbook of Eurolinguistics"), cited the song as an example of the word "Balkan" referring to a group of people rather than the geographic region. "The Guardian" Heidi Stephens gave it a lukewarm review, calling it

title: Greece in the Balkan Wars

text: a French military mission, the army was equipped with the Mannlicher–Schönauer rifle, and French artillery guns, chiefly the Canon de 75 modèle 1897 and the Schneider-Danglis mountain gun. On the other side of the hill, the Ottomans, reorganized by a German military mission, had won a clear victory over Greece back in 1897. Following the Young Turk Revolution however, the Ottoman army became involved in politics to the detriment of its efficiency. Greece in the Balkan Wars The participation of Greece in the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913 is one of the most important episodes in modern Greek history, as it

title: What This Country Needs

text: liner notes Strings arranged by Dennis Burnside and performed by the Nashville String Machine. Contracted by Carl Gorodetzky. What This Country Needs What This Country Needs is a 1998 album released by country music artist Aaron Tippin. It was his first full studio album since switching from RCA Nashville to Lyric Street Records. The album includes three singles: "For You I Will", "I'm Leaving", and "Her", which respectively reached #6, #17, and #33 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1999. The track "Sweetwater" was originally recorded by McBride & the Ride on

title: What This Country Needs

text: What This Country Needs What This Country Needs is a 1998 album released by country music artist Aaron Tippin. It was his first full studio album since switching from RCA Nashville to Lyric Street Records. The album includes three singles: "For You I Will", "I'm Leaving", and "Her", which respectively reached #6, #17, and #33 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1999. The track "Sweetwater" was originally recorded by McBride & the Ride on their 1993 album "Hurry Sundown", and by Greg Holland on his 1994 album "Let Me Drive". Amalgamated from

title: Balkan sprachbund

text: typical Balkan constructions consisting of the verb "to have" and a past passive participle (, "" = "I have promised"). Macedonian also has a perfect formed with the verb "to be", like Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatian. The so-called renarrative mood is another shared feature of the Balkan languages, including Turkish. It is used for statements that are not based on direct observation or common knowledge, but repeat what was reported by others. For example, Патот бил затворен in Macedonian means "The road was closed (or so I heard)". A speaker who uses the indicative mood instead and states "Патот беше затворен"

title: Absheron Peninsula

text: Shor. Several ancient oil wells of the world are located in the Absheron Peninsula. Azerbaijan is in the first place for the variety of mud volcanoes in Absheron. 400 out of 800 mud volcanoes in the world are located within the Southern Caspian oil-gas basin as well as in the dry areas of Azerbaaijan and other islands in the water area of the Caspian Sea. The main highways of the country are in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula. These are the highways of Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Sea port, Baku Railway Station and others which connect the capital to other

title: What a Country!

text: (a retired Hungarian doctor), Ali (a Pakistani), Robert (the son of a deposed African king), Maria (a housekeeper working for a rich Beverly Hills family), Victor (a Hispanic in love with Maria), Yung Hi (a shy Japanese woman) and Sheikh El Hamid (an Arabian sheikh). Gail Strickland initially played the character of Principal Joan Courtney, though she was replaced by Don Knotts during the series' run. The series aired a total of 26 episodes before being canceled. What a Country! What a Country! is an American sitcom that aired in syndication from September 27, 1986 to May 23, 1987. It

title: The Peninsula Tokyo

text: The Peninsula Tokyo The Peninsula Tokyo is a 24-story luxury skyscraper hotel located in Yurakucho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The hotel is owned by The Peninsula Hotel Group, and is the only Peninsula branded Hotel in Japan. It is operated by Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels and is managed by Sonja Vodusek, previously General Manager of The Peninsula Manila. In January 2012, the Peninsula Tokyo was awarded as the second best hotel in the world by American travel magazine Travel + Leisures annual '500 Best Hotels' List, only being beaten by the Mandarin Oriental, also in Japan. The Spa at the

title: Iberian Peninsula

text: Iberian, Italian, and Balkan. It is bordered on the southeast and east by the Mediterranean Sea, and on the north, west, and southwest by the Atlantic Ocean. The Pyrenees mountains are situated along the northeast edge of the peninsula, where it adjoins the rest of Europe. Its southern tip is very close to the northwest coast of Africa, separated from it by the Strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea. The Iberian Peninsula extends from the southernmost extremity at Punta de Tarifa () to the northernmost extremity at Punta de Estaca de Bares () over a distance between lines of

title: Abbaye Peninsula

text: real estate into arable farmland were not successful. The post office at Aura, Michigan, which opened in 1921, was downgraded to a CPO in 1974 and closed entirely in 1982. Today, the second-growth forests of the Abbaye Peninsula are managed for the production of pulpwood. The thickly wooded peninsula is almost uninhabited, with no paved roads offering access to any point within the rocky promontory. Gravel roads allow extraction of pulp logs; the graded pathways can be driven by four-wheel-drive vehicles and, in winter, by snowmobiles. Parcels of land within the peninsula are located within the Copper Country State Forest.

title: What You Get Is What You See

text: What You Get Is What You See "What You Get Is What You See" is a song by recording artist Tina Turner from her album "Break Every Rule" (1986). The song was written by the Terry Britten and Graham Lyle team and was notably different from the three previous singles that they had written for Turner, "What's Love Got to Do with It", "We Don't Need Another Hero" and "Two People", as it was an up-tempo country-tinged rock track featuring Eric Clapton on guitars. Tina Turner said in an interview that "What You Get Is What You See" is her

title: Balkan Mountains

text: mountains are also the source of the Kamchiya, which flows directly into the Black Sea. Although not so abundant in mineral waters as other parts of Bulgaria, there are several spas such as Varshets, Shipkovo and Voneshta Voda. There are a number of waterfalls, especially in the western and central parts of the range, such as Raysko Praskalo which is the highest waterfall in the Balkan Peninsula, Borov Kamak, Babsko Praskalo, Etropole Waterfall, Karlovsko Praskalo, Skaklya and others. Developments in the recent two decades completely changed the geography of Serbia, when it comes to waterfalls. Area of the Stara Planina

title: Balkan Bulgarian Airlines

text: 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 Central and Eastern Europe. Despite managing to continue operations, following the start of the 21st century and a controversial privatisation, it declared bankruptcy in 2002. Balkan was liquidated in late . Bulgaria Air was appointed Balkan's successor in . Bulgaria had a short-lived airline (Bunavad) in 1927, yet the country could not afford investing in modern air transport until after World War II. In