What is "balad"

Balad can refer to the following places:

• Balad, Iran
• Bir-e Bala or Bālād, Konarak, Iran
• Balad, Iraq
• Balad District, Iraq
• Joint Base Balad, Iraq
• Al-Balad, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
• Balad, Somalia
• Balad District, Somalia

It may also refer to:

• Balad (political party), an Arab-Israeli political party

Balad (, an acronym for Brit Le'umit Demokratit (, lit. National Democratic Assembly); , at-Tajamuʿ al-Waṭanī ad-Dīmūqraṭī or بلد, lit. Country or Nation) is an Israeli Arab political party in Israel led by Jamal Zahalka. It is sometimes called the "National Democratic Alliance".