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Thrace

Geographical and historical region in Southeast Europe

Placehistorical region ancient civilizationQ41741

Also known as Ancient Thrace and Ancient Thracians

Country: Bulgaria(since 0681)
, Greece(since 1821)
, Turkey(since 1923)

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Thrace is a geographical and historical region in Southeast Europe roughly corresponding to the province of Thrace in the Roman Empire. Bounded by the Balkan Mountains to the north, the Aegean Sea to the south, and the Black Sea to the east, it comprises present-day southeastern Bulgaria, northeastern Greece, and the European part of Turkey, corresponding to Northern, Western and East Thrace respectively.

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Studied by: thracology
Part of: Balkans
Mediterranean Basin
Continent: Europe
Shares border with: Ancient Greece
Different from: Ancient Thracia

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42.0000, 26.0000OpenStreetMap ↗

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