The water may be reflecting the color of the blue sky (or the reds  of sunset, or the gray of clouds), but an intrinsic blue color is  caused by the refraction and scatterin â¦ g of visible light by the  water. Different water qualities and depth can change the  particular hue of blue.
Balad, Iraq. Balad (Arabic: Ø¨ÙØ¯ââ), also transliterated Beled or Belad, is a city in the Salah ad Din Governorate, Iraq, 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of the national capital, Baghdad. It is the capital of Balad District.
SOUTH BALAD RUZ DISTRICT, Iraq â Cpl. Phillip Buck stopped in his tracks. And then took three careful steps back, the parched earth cracking beneath his feet like fresh ice over snow. Ten yards in front of him, an Iraqi soldier was inspecting a possible booby trap in a desolate village deserted long ago.