Rumelia was the part of the Ottoman Empire in Europe as opposed to Asia or Africa
Rumelia, Rumeli, or Roumeli may aso refer to: Rumelia Eyalet, an Ottoman province of varying size from 1362 to 1867 Eastern Rumelia, an Ottoman province de jure from 1878 to 1908, corresponding to southern Bulgaria Rumelia (village), in the municipality of Madzharovo, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria Roúmeli or Central Greece, a region of Greece Rumeli (Istanbul), a nickname for the part of Istanbul on the European side of the Bosphorus
See also Rumelia Fortress or Rumelihisarı, medieval fortress in Istanbul, Turkey, on the European banks of the Bosphorus Rumelia Railway or Chemins de fer Orientaux, railway company in Ottoman Europe