This is the 7025th most frequent Russian word.
балканах
"Балканах" is the prepositional plural form of "Балканы," meaning "the Balkans" (a region in Southeast Europe).
Indicates the geographical area referred to as the Balkans, used in the prepositional case following the preposition 'по' to denote the area of travel.
Я путешествовал по Балканах в прошлом году.
I traveled around the Balkans last year.
Refers to events occurring in the Balkans, using the prepositional case after the preposition 'на' to denote location.
На Балканах началась интересная культурная программа.
An interesting cultural program started in the Balkans.
Describes the origin or habitat of plants specifically located in the Balkans, again utilizing the prepositional case with 'на' to specify the location.