Nice map of fascinating region, especially by showing population density so we are not over-weighting mountains and steppe. However, I could imagine that most people and families in that region are multi-lingual and of mixed ethnicity, so mono-colours may be misleading and accentuate divisions. Cities are often different from villages around.
Modern group identities may relate more to preferences for a type of governance, than to old ethnic history.
Times change. How would this map look like now, and for example, in 1800?
Nice map of fascinating region, especially by showing population density so we are not over-weighting mountains and steppe. However, I could imagine that most people and families in that region are multi-lingual and of mixed ethnicity, so mono-colours may be misleading and accentuate divisions. Cities are often different from villages around. Modern group identities may relate more to preferences for a type of governance, than to old ethnic history. Times change. How would this map look like now, and for example, in 1800?