Map of Balad, Iraq

Balad is a city in Salah ad Din, Iraq, with a population of about 42,088. It lies at 34.0149°N, 44.1457°E. Balad is about 79 km (49 mi) north of Baghdad, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sāmarrā’, 31 km to the northwest.

Balad at a glance

Where is Balad?

• The 6th largest city in Salah ad Din on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 53 min on the shortest day to 14 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Balad

• Sāmarrā’ — 31 km northwest
• Khāliş — 43 km southeast
• Baqubah — 51 km southeast
• Al Miqdādīyah — 73 km east
• Baghdad — 79 km south
• Abū Ghurayb — 79 km south
• Tikrīt — 79 km northwest
• Al Fallūjah — 81 km southwest
• Ramadi — 102 km southwest
• Ţūz Khūrmātū — 107 km northeast

Largest cities in Salah ad Din

• Bayjī — 173,677
• Ash Sharqāt — 160,000
• Sāmarrā’ — 158,508
• Ţūz Khūrmātū — 120,712
• Tikrīt — 42,477

Largest cities in Iraq

• Baghdad — 7,216,000
• Al Başrah al Qadīmah — 2,015,483
• Mosul — 1,683,000
• Erbil — 1,612,700
• Basrah — 1,326,564
• Karbala — 1,218,732
• Kirkuk — 1,031,000
• Abū Ghurayb — 900,000
• As Sulaymānīyah — 878,146
• Nasiriyah — 558,400

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.