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"> <meta name="keywords" content="sebia, kosovo, balkan, Serbia, Kosovo, Balkan,"> <meta name="robots" content="index,follow"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta content="mshtml 6.00.2900.2802" name=generator> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://www.holylandmap.net/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/ > <script type="text/javascript" src="oodomimagerollover.js"> /*********************************************** * DOM Image Rollover II- By Adam Smith (http://www.codevendor.com) * Script featured on and available at Dynamic Drive (http://www.dynamicdrive.com) * Keep this notice intact for usage please ***********************************************/ </script> <style type="text/css"> <!-- A:link {text-decoration: none;} A:visited {text-decoration: none;} --> </style> <style> a:hover{ font-weight:none; font-style:none; text-decoration:underline} </style> </head> <body background="http://www.holylandmap.net/themeset/watermark_lefttoright.png"> <center> <iframe src="http://www.holylandmap.net/top.html" width="100%" height="140" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> </center> </br> <center> <script src="xaramenu.js"></script><script Webstyle4 src="http://www.holylandmap.net/menus/topmenu.js"></script> </br> <P></P> <center><h1><FONT face=arial color=#ff0000 size=6>Balkan Boy</FONT></h1> <h2><font face=arial color=#2155F7 size=5> Balkan Boy  Human Face of the Balkan Region</font></h2></center> <center> <img src="http://www.holylandmap.net/anthro/balkanface1.jpg" height="363" width="594" srcover="http://www.holylandmap.net/anthro/balkanface2.jpg" height="363" width="594" alt="Balkan Boy  Human Face of the Balkan Region" title="Balkan Boy  Human Face of the Balkan Region" border=0 > </center> <center> <b>Balkan Face  The nose is Instanbul's peninsula</b> </br> This is a mouse rollover effect: Place the cursor over the image to see the visual change. </center> </br></br> <table align="center" width="700"> <font face=arial color="" size=3> <b>It is possible to integrate the whole Balkan under one common idea, by adding together the external borders lines of the war torn Balkan states, to create a clear shape of human face profile that turn rightward.</b> </br> </br> The Balkan is the name of South East Europe. </br> It is a pastoral land of many mountains and valleys, and shores with many bays.</br> The people are colorful, and play heart penetrating Gypsy music. </br> </br> At present, this region with dynamic borders includes the following states:</br> At North: Moldova, Romania, and Hungary.</br> At Center: Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia.</br> At South: Greece, Macedonia, and Albania. </br> </br> Factionalism is typical to the Balkan from early history.</br> Continuous bloody wars between Balkan States at the early 20 century ignited the First World War.</br> A prolonged civil war at the end of the 20 century resulted in dividing Yugoslavia into smaller states. </br> </br> A new state was declared in the Balkan region: Kosovo.</br> United States and most of the European Union recognize it.</br> Serbia's head of state condemned Kosovo's declaration of independence.</br> Russia, Serbia's ally, resent firmly this declaration too.</br> Serbian demonstrators broke into the US embassy in Belgrade and set it on fire. </br> </br> It is possible to integrate the whole Balkan under one common idea: </br></br> Adding together the external borders lines of the Balkan states create a clear shape of human face profile. </br> </br> The profile turn rightward. Its nose is where Istanbul's peninsula is. </br> </br> This human profile reminds of a shepherd-boy, which can be linked to the popular Balkan folklore. </br> </br> Here are few of the characteristic of the 'Balkan Boy' figure: </br> The Adriatic Sea coastline is the back of the head. </br> The Black Sea coastline is the forehead. </br> The Aegean Sea coastline is the mouth. </br> The huge Danube River, the life line of the region, is the eye, partly closed, partly winking. </br> There is even a tongue: Saloniki's peninsula. </br> </font> </table> </br> </br> <center> <font face=arial color=#2155F7 size=2>Updated February 24, 2008 by Avinoam Amizan</font></center> </center> </br> </br> <left> <font face=arial color="crimson" size=3>Links to Balkan Resources</font> <ul> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkan_Wars"> <li>Balkan Wars </a> </br> <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL2087155420080221?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews"> <li>US outrage as Serb protesters burn embassy </a> </br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emir_Kusturica"> <li>Emir Kusturica </a> </br> <a href="http://balkanarama.com/hotlist.htm"> <li>Balkan music and folklore </a> </ul> </br> </br> <font face=arial color="crimson" size=3>Links to Anthropomorphic Images</font> <ul> <a href="http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070421.html"> <li>3D Face on Mars - Astronomy Picture of the Day </a> </br> <a href="http://www.holylandmap.net/main5.htm"> <li>The Human Shape of the Holy Land </a> </br> <a href="http://www.holylandmap.net/anthro/spaceface.html"> <li>The Human Face of the The Antennae Galaxies </a> </br> <a href="http://www.holylandmap.net/anthro/europumpkin.html"> <li>The Pumpkin Face of Europe </a> </br> <a href="http://www.holylandmap.net/anthro/enanthroindex.html"> <li>Anthropomorphic Maps </a> </br> </ul> </br> </br> </br> <A href ="mailto: avira@bezeqint.net"> <img src="http://www.holylandmap.net/anthro/Contact.gif" border=0></A> </br> </br> </br> </br> <iframe src="http://www.holylandmap.net/buttom.html" width="100%" height="500" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <p></p> </body> </html>