Balad District

Bal'ad District is one of the districts of region of Somalia. It is located about 36 kilometers northeast of the capital city of Mogadishu.
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  • Type: district of Somalia
  • Description: town in Middle Shabelle
  • Also known as: Bal’ad District” and “Balad District, Somalia

Balad District

Latitude
2.4878° or 2° 29′ 16″ north
Longitude
45.6592° or 45° 39′ 33″ east
Elevation
187 metres (614 feet)
Open location code
6HJ7FMQ5+4M
Geo­Names ID
9179651
Wiki­data ID
Q2057551
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Balad District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: مقاطعة بلعد
  • Chinese: 巴勒阿德區
  • Italian: Balad
  • Italian: Balcad
  • Japanese: バルカッド
  • Persian: شهرستان بلد (سومالی)
  • Persian: شهرستان بلد
  • Romanian: Balad, Somalia
  • Romanian: Balad
  • Russian: Балъад
  • Somali: Balcad
  • Somali: Degmada Balcad
  • Swahili: Baalcad
  • Urdu: بلد ضلع، صومالیہ
  • Zulu: Balad District, Somaliya

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