U.S. Iraqi Military Base in Balad Iraq

Geo quick facts: Balad, also transliterated Beled or Belad, is a city in Saladin Governorate, Iraq, 80 kilometres 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’s inhabitants belong mainly to the Shiite Islamic faith – Wikipedia.

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