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.
Vrede is a town in the Free State province of South Africa that is the agricultural hub of a 100 kmÂ² region. Maize, wheat, mutton, wool, beef, dairy products and poultry are farmed in the region. The town lies 60 km south of Standerton and 216 km south-east of Johannesburg. It was founded on the Krynauwslust farm in 1863 and proclaimed a town in June 1879. The name is Afrikaans for âpeaceâ, which refers to the settlement of a dispute over the proposed site of the town.