Balad, Iraq

Balad also transliterated Beled or Belad, is a city in the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq, 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of the national capital, Baghdad. It is the capital of Balad District. Located between the Sunni towns of Al Dhuluiya, Yathrib and Ishaqi, Balad has a vast Shiite majority and a shrinking Sunni minority.
==Arenas==
*Joint Base Balad
==Events==
*Tribute to the Troops 2009 - December 19, 2009
==External Links==
* on Wikipedia
Category:Iraqi towns