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Characteristic of the Balkan region, Gjirokastra contains a series of outstanding examples of kule, a type of building which crystallized in the 17th century.
UNESCO: Safeguard and restoration of selected monuments within the World Heritage site of the Old City of Gjirokaster | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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The next on line, for instance, is National Bank of Greece (NYSE: NBG), the largest bank of Greece with an extensive presence in the Balkan region, Turkey, and Egypt.
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Administration sources tell CNN that officials from the State Department, the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Department of Health and Human Services will travel to the Balkan region to screen refugees.
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The strudel was originally introduced to the Balkan region by the invading Turks, who brought over a version of baklava, and got passed on to Vienna when the Balkan territories were reclaimed.
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It aims to promote new projects from young European filmmakers and new films from Bulgaria and the Balkan region and to establish professional links with other European film festivals, sales agents and distributors.
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Before the latest Balkan war, all in the region had been hoping for a long period of boredom, in which historical grudges, especially those involving Russians and their former empire, would fade and economic ties across the Baltic Sea would continue their sprightly growth.
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In the longer run, however, it may be that the only way to settle the problem of Kosovo would be to hold a new Balkan conference, where the entire gamut of territorial and constitutional issues across the region could be discussed in the round.
ECONOMIST: The delicate Balkan balance | The
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But however well Mr Milosevic thinks he can read the Balkan tea-leaves, he could well overestimate his own strength with deadly consequences for the region.
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