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Balad

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Balad

Summary

Balad is a town[1]. Balad ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Balad is located in Bal'ad District[3].
  • Balad is in the country of Somalia[4].
  • Balad's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Balad's Commons category is recorded as Balad, Somalia[6].
  • Balad's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 2.359289, 'lon': 45.387932}[7].
  • Balad's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dmgg5[8].
  • Balad's GeoNames ID is recorded as 64937[9].
  • Balad's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+84'}[10].
  • Balad's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -3215955[11].
  • Balad's Who's on First ID is recorded as 1326906923[12].

Body

Geography

Balad is in the country of Somalia[4]. Balad is located in Bal'ad District[3].

Physical Characteristics

Balad's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+84'}[10].

Designation and Status

Balad's instance of is recorded as town[5].

Why It Matters

Balad ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[2] Balad has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

Related Entities

Somalia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Balad. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/balad-q15196226
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_balad-q15196226_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Balad}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/balad-q15196226}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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