Balad Ruz has a radio station that was opened on December 18, 2006, known as Al Noor Radio Station, meaning "The Light" in Arabic.
The current commander of all Iraqi Army ground forces Lt. General Ali Ghaidan Majid is from Balad Ruz.
Historyedit
Map showing Balad Ruz (Baraz al-Ruz) in relation to other contemporary sites in the region
Balad Ruz was historically known as Barāz al-Rūz,[3][4] a name meaning "the rice field".[4] Although its origin is unclear, the city has been continuously inhabited from at least Abbasid times to the present day.[3] The Abbasid caliphAl-Mu'tadid built a palace here.[3] In 1340, Hamdallah Mustawfi noted that it paid 20,000 dinars annually to the treasury in Baghdad.[3] Balad Ruz continued to prosper through the late 1700s, when it was described by an observer as a large town under the control of Baghdad.[3] When Felix Jones surveyed the area in the mid-1800s, he noted that the Rūz canal, on which the city lay, ended in the immediate vicinity of Balad Ruz; historically, it had extended over 50 kilometers (31 mi) further south.[3]
Military and security related events in Balad Ruz - Iraq war 2003-11edit
U.S. Forces conducted a raid on December 27, 2006, because the town was believed to be used as a safe haven by insurgent forces to traffic people, weapons and money into other regions in Iraq to disrupt security operations by coalition forces. Following the raid, Coalition Forces discovered several large caches containing hundreds of rockets, IED-making materials, small arms munitions and dozens of anti-tank weapons.[6]
On February 1, 2007, approximately 150 local sheikhs, city council members and local citizens gathered in Balad Ruz for a town hall meeting with the governor of Diyala (named Ra’ad Hameed Al-Mula Jowad Al-Tanimi, the 5th Iraqi Army Division commander (named Maj. Gen. Shakur Halaim Husain) and the Provincial Director of Police (Named Maj. Gen. Ghanem Abass Ibraham al-Qureshy to discuss security.[7]
A U.S. Soldier and local Iraqi police patrolling through the Balad Ruz marketplace, Oct. 24, 2006.
Referencesedit
^. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
^"Baladrūz, Diyala Governorate Postal Code List - Cybo". Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ abcdefAdams, Robert M. (1965). Land Behind Baghdad: A History of Settlement on the Diyala Plains. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. p. 94. OCLC 899942882.
^ abLe Strange, Guy (1905). The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate: Mesopotamia, Persia, and Central Asia, from the Moslem Conquest to the Time of Timur. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 61. OCLC 458169031.
^CROSS BORDER COMPLEX ATTK ON 5-73 CAV IVO BALAD RUZ: 1 IRANIAN ARMY KIA, 1 CIV. The New York Times, 2010-10-25.
^"CF discover large weapons cache in vicinity of Turki Village | Multi-National Forces Iraq". Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^"Leadership Discusses Security, Services in Balad Ruz". Retrieved 1 June 2023.
balad, arabic, بلدروز, city, located, some, northeast, baghdad, diyala, governorate, iraq, بلدروزtown, location, inside, iraqcoordinates, 083country, iraqgovernoratediyaladistrictgovernment, mayormohamed, maroof, husseinelevation134, time, zoneutc, 3postal, co. Balad Ruz Arabic بلدروز is a city located some 120 km 75 mi northeast of Baghdad in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq Balad Ruz بلدروزTownBalad RuzBalad Ruz s location inside IraqCoordinates 33 42 N 45 05 E 33 700 N 45 083 E 33 700 45 083Country IraqGovernorateDiyalaDistrictBalad RuzGovernment MayorMohamed Maroof Al HusseinElevation134 5 ft 41 1 m Time zoneUTC 3Postal code32005 2 Balad Ruz has a radio station that was opened on December 18 2006 known as Al Noor Radio Station meaning The Light in Arabic The current commander of all Iraqi Army ground forces Lt General Ali Ghaidan Majid is from Balad Ruz History edit nbsp Map showing Balad Ruz Baraz al Ruz in relation to other contemporary sites in the region Balad Ruz was historically known as Baraz al Ruz 3 4 a name meaning the rice field 4 Although its origin is unclear the city has been continuously inhabited from at least Abbasid times to the present day 3 The Abbasid caliph Al Mu tadid built a palace here 3 In 1340 Hamdallah Mustawfi noted that it paid 20 000 dinars annually to the treasury in Baghdad 3 Balad Ruz continued to prosper through the late 1700s when it was described by an observer as a large town under the control of Baghdad 3 When Felix Jones surveyed the area in the mid 1800s he noted that the Ruz canal on which the city lay ended in the immediate vicinity of Balad Ruz historically it had extended over 50 kilometers 31 mi further south 3 Military and security related events in Balad Ruz Iraq war 2003 11 editU S led Coalition forces in conjunction with Iraqi Army engaged the Iranian Army on September 7 2006 5 U S Forces conducted a raid on December 27 2006 because the town was believed to be used as a safe haven by insurgent forces to traffic people weapons and money into other regions in Iraq to disrupt security operations by coalition forces Following the raid Coalition Forces discovered several large caches containing hundreds of rockets IED making materials small arms munitions and dozens of anti tank weapons 6 On February 1 2007 approximately 150 local sheikhs city council members and local citizens gathered in Balad Ruz for a town hall meeting with the governor of Diyala named Ra ad Hameed Al Mula Jowad Al Tanimi the 5th Iraqi Army Division commander named Maj Gen Shakur Halaim Husain and the Provincial Director of Police Named Maj Gen Ghanem Abass Ibraham al Qureshy to discuss security 7 nbsp A U S Soldier and local Iraqi police patrolling through the Balad Ruz marketplace Oct 24 2006 References edit City Town Balad Ruz Map population location Archived from the original on 6 August 2016 Retrieved 13 January 2016 Baladruz Diyala Governorate Postal Code List Cybo Retrieved 1 June 2023 a b c d e f Adams Robert M 1965 Land Behind Baghdad A History of Settlement on the Diyala Plains Chicago and London University of Chicago Press p 94 OCLC 899942882 a b Le Strange Guy 1905 The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate Mesopotamia Persia and Central Asia from the Moslem Conquest to the Time of Timur Cambridge Cambridge University Press p 61 OCLC 458169031 CROSS BORDER COMPLEX ATTK ON 5 73 CAV IVO BALAD RUZ 1 IRANIAN ARMY KIA 1 CIV The New York Times 2010 10 25 CF discover large weapons cache in vicinity of Turki Village Multi National Forces Iraq Retrieved 1 June 2023 Leadership Discusses Security Services in Balad Ruz Retrieved 1 June 2023 33 42 N 45 05 E 33 700 N 45 083 E 33 700 45 083 nbsp This Iraq geographical location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Balad Ruz amp oldid 1176681015, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
