Balad Ruz

Balad Ruz بلدروز
Town
Balad Ruz Balad Ruz's location inside Iraq
Coordinates: 33°42′N 45°05′E / 33.700°N 45.083°E / 33.700; 45.083
Country	Iraq
Governorate	Diyala
District	Balad Ruz
Government
• Mayor	Mohamed Maroof Al-Hussein
Elevation	134.5 ft (41[1] m)
Time zone	UTC+3
Postal code	32005[2]

Balad Ruz (Arabic: بلدروز) is a city located some 120 km (75 mi) northeast of Baghdad in the Diyala Governorate of Iraq.

Balad Ruz has a radio station that was opened on 18 December 2006, known as Al Noor Radio Station, meaning "The Light" in Arabic.

The current^[when?] commander of all Iraqi Army ground forces Lt. General Ali Ghaidan Majid is from Balad Ruz.^{[citation needed]}