BALAD

Salah ad Din · IRAQ (IQ) · 34.01°N / 44.15°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 98,112

Balad is a city in Iraq with a population of 42,088. It sits at 34.01/44.15, runs on Asia/Baghdad, is 20 km from Ad Dujayl.

Population 42,088

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Baghdad

All facts

fields

Country: Iraq
Subdivision: Salah ad Din
Coords: 34.01°N / 44.15°E
UTC offset: +3
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 5 · within 50 km

SE Ad Dujayl Salah ad Din 26,362 20.4 km

NW Sāmarrā’ Salah ad Din 158,508 31.3 km

SE Al Khāliş Diyala 0 39.1 km

SE Khāliş Diyala 70,046 42.6 km

SE Aţ Ţārmīyah Baghdad 0 44.3 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Balad?: 42,088 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Balad in?: Asia/Baghdad.
Which country is Balad in?: Iraq (IQ).
How far is Balad from Baghdad?: About 79 km.
Does Balad have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Iraq?: Arabic.
What currency is used in Iraq?: Iraqi Dinar.
How many cities are in Iraq?: 160 on record.
Which admin region is Balad in?: Salah ad Din.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/98112

{
  "data": {
    "id": 98112,
    "name": "Balad",
    "ascii_name": "Balad",
    "country_code": "IQ",
    "population": 42088,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Baghdad",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 34.01485,
    "longitude": 44.14574
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.6x the population of Ad Dujayl.
20 km from Ad Dujayl.
Same timezone (Asia/Baghdad) as 159 other cities in Iraq.