Balad Ruz [1] ( Arabic: بلدروز ) is a city in the east of Iraq , located in the territory of Diyal governorate. The administrative center of the eponymous district.
| City | |
| Balad rose | |
|---|---|
| Arab. بلدروز | |
| A country |  Iraq |
| Governorate | Diyala |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 37 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 33 773 people ( 2012 ) |
Geographical position
The city is located in the southern part of the governorate, in the central part of the Mesopotamian lowlands , at an altitude of 37 meters above sea level [2] .
Balad Ruz is located approximately 35 kilometers east of Baakuba , the provincial capital, and 60 kilometers northeast of Baghdad , the country's capital.
A motorway runs through the city, connecting the cities of Baakuba and Mandali .
Population
In 2012, the population of the city is 33,773 people [3] [4] .
Acts of Terrorism
- April 8, 2004 - an explosion in one of the city streets. As a result, 5 people died, 18 were injured [5] .
- July 28, 2004 - a land mine explosion; an American soldier died, three were injured [6] .
- February 11, 2005 - a car was blown up. As a result, 13 people died [7] .
- August 7, 2006 - unknown was opened fire on Iraqi military personnel. Six people died, 15 were injured [8] .
- March 7, 2007 - in one of the city cafes, a suicide bomber detonated. As a result, 26 people died, at least 25 were injured [9] .
- April 8, 2008 - a minibus was blown up on an explosive device mounted on the road. Six people died (four of them are children), ten were injured [10] .
- October 8, 2008 - a suicide bomber blew herself up near the city court building. Killed at least nine people, 21 injured [11] .
- October 29, 2010 - a suicide bomber blew himself up in a city cafe. As a result, 25 people died [12] .
Notes
- ↑ Iran. Reference map (scale 1: 1 250 000). The fourth edition is the GUGK of the USSR, 1986.
- ↑ Physical and geographical data (English)
- ↑ World Gazetteer
- ↑ estimated
- ↑ An explosion in the Iraqi city of Balad Ruz claimed the lives of five Iraqis , RIA Novosti (April 8, 2004).
- ↑ In Iraq, an American soldier , RIA Novosti (July 28, 2004), died in a mine explosion .
- ↑ 13 people died in a car explosion in Iraq , RIA Novosti (February 11, 2005).
- ↑ Six Iraqi soldiers killed in a militant attack , RIA Novosti (August 7, 2006).
- ↑ A suicide bomber detonated a bomb in a cafe in the Iraqi city of Balad Ruz , RIA Novosti (March 7, 2007).
- ↑ Six people became victims of the terrorist attack in the Iraqi city of Balad Ruz , RIA Novosti (April 8, 2008).
- ↑ Nine people were killed, 21 injured in an explosion in the Iraqi province of Diyala , RIA Novosti (October 8, 2008).
- ↑ Explosion thundered in Iraq, 25 people died , RIA Novosti (October 29, 2010).