Roumeli may refer to:
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Rumelia
Rumelia ( ota, روم ايلى, Rum İli; tr, Rumeli; el, Ρωμυλία), etymologically "Land of the Names of the Greeks#Romans (Ῥωμαῖοι), Romans", at the time meaning Eastern Orthodox Christians and more specifically Christians f ...
, a historical term describing the area now referred to as the Balkans (Balkan Peninsula) when it was administered by the Ottoman Empire
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Central Greece
Continental Greece ( el, Στερεά Ελλάδα, Stereá Elláda; formerly , ''Chérsos Ellás''), colloquially known as Roúmeli (Ρούμελη), is a traditional geographic region of Greece. In English, the area is usually called Central ...
or Roumeli, used since Ottoman times to refer to Central Greece, especially when juxtaposed with the Peloponnese or Morea
* Rumeli, used in some cases (mostly by Istanbul denizens) to refer exclusively to the part of Istanbul Province that is situated west of the
Bosphorus
The Bosporus Strait (; grc, Βόσπορος ; tr, İstanbul Boğazı 'Istanbul strait', colloquially ''Boğaz'') or Bosphorus Strait is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul in northwestern Tu ...
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