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{{LocationInfobox
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|game = ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''
|game = {{Dragon Quest VII}}
|title = Al-Balad
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|type= Village
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'''Al-Balad''' (formerly '''Dune''') is a village located on a continent north of [[Estard]] in the game ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''.
'''Al-Balad''' is a village located on a continent north of [[Estard]] in the game {{DQ7}}.


==History==
==History==
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==Shops and Services==
==Shops and Services==
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{{ItemShop/Start|title=|subtitle=Past only}}
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{{ItemShop/Item|name=Medicinal herb|price=8|attributes=}}
{{Shop|header|title=Item shop (Past)}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Antidotal herb|price=10|attributes=}}
{{Shop|subtable}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Holy water|price=20|attributes=Temporarily wards off monsters}}
{{Shop|entry|item=[[Medicinal herb]]|price=8|attributes=Restores a small amount of HP}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Bunny tail|price=270|attributes=+2 Style}}
{{Shop|entry|item=[[Antidotal herb]]|price=10|attributes=Cures poison [[status effect]]}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Lucida shard|price=500|attributes=+10 Style/Removes confusion [[status effect]]}}
{{Shop|entry|item=[[Holy water]]|price=20|attributes=Temporarily wards off monsters}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Dieamend|price=800|attributes=Protects holder from instant death spells once}}
{{Shop|entry|item=[[Bunny tail]]|price=270|attributes=+2 Style}}
{{ItemShop/End|note=}}
{{Shop|entry|item=[[Lucida shard]]|price=500|attributes=+10 Style/Removes confusion [[status effect]]}}
 
{{Shop|entry|item=[[Dieamend]]|price=800|attributes=Protects holder from instant death spells once}}
{{ItemShop/Start|title=|subtitle=Present only}}
{{Shop|subtablefooter}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Medicinal herb|price=8|attributes=}}
{{Shop|footer}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Antidotal herb|price=10|attributes=}}
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{{ItemShop/Item|name=Holy water|price=20|attributes=}}
{{Shop|header|title=Item shop (Present)}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Bunny tail|price=270|attributes=+2 Style}}
{{Shop|subtable}}
{{ItemShop/Item|name=Dieamend|price=800|attributes=Protects holder from instant death spells once}}
{{Shop|entry|item=[[Medicinal herb]]|price=8|attributes=Restores a small amount of HP}}
{{ItemShop/End|note=}}
{{Shop|entry|item=[[Antidotal herb]]|price=10|attributes=Cures poison [[status effect]]}}
{{Shop|entry|item=[[Holy water]]|price=20|attributes=Temporarily wards off monsters}}
{{Shop|entry|item=[[Bunny tail]]|price=270|attributes=+2 Style}}
{{Shop|entry|item=[[Dieamend]]|price=800|attributes=Protects holder from instant death spells once}}
{{Shop|subtablefooter}}
{{Shop|footer}}
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===[[Inn]]===
===[[Inn]]===
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*Seal of the Sands
*Seal of the Sands
*[[Seed of resilience]]
*[[Seed of resilience]]
*[[Fragment|Yellow Fragment]] (Acquired from the storeroom after rescuing Queen Fertiti)
*{{Yellow Fragment}} (Acquired from the storeroom after rescuing Queen Fertiti)
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===Al-Balad Present===
===Al-Balad (Present)===
*15 [[Gold]] Coins
*15 [[Gold]] Coins
*[[Dancer's costume]]
*[[Dancer's costume]]
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*[[Seed of life]]
*[[Seed of life]]
*[[Seed of magic]]
*[[Seed of magic]]
*[[Fragment|Yellow Fragment]]
*{{Yellow Fragment}}
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===Greta's Cottage===
===Greta's Cottage===
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*[[Pretty betsy]]
*[[Pretty betsy]]
*[[Silk robe]]
*[[Silk robe]]
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===Al-Shallal===
* [[Chimaera (Vocation)|Chimaera heart]] ({{3DS}} Version only)
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*[[Blighted bloater]]
*[[Blighted bloater]]
*[[Bloody hand]]
*[[Bloody hand]]
*[[Damned well]] (Summoned by [[Bloody hand]])
*[[Decayurion]]
*[[Decayurion]]
*[[Demon thunderer]]
*[[Demon thunderer]]
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*[[Gold fryling]]
*[[Gold fryling]]
*[[Terrorhawk]]
*[[Terrorhawk]]
*[[Sculpture vulture]] (Summoned by [[Vial creature]])
*[[Vial creature]]
*[[Vial creature]]
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==Known residents==
*'''Elder Khalid''' (originally Zarathustra) - Elder of Al-Balad in the past and father of Hadid
*'''[[Hadid]]'''
*'''Elder''' (originally Dune Chief) - Elder of the present Al-Balad and father of [[Sa'id]].
*'''[[Sa'id]]'''


==Landmarks==
==Landmarks==
*'''[[Temple Palace]]''' - The royal palace of the desert. It was once the greatest edifice in the desert, before it was abandoned and monsters took over.
*'''[[Temple Palace]]''' - The royal palace of the desert. It was once the greatest edifice in the desert, before it was abandoned and monsters took over.
*'''Banks of the Nihil''' - A great river to the north that flows between the village and the Likeness. It is the home of the Great Serpent. However, when the Likeness of the Great Evil was completed, the rivers raged constantly and all the fish disappeared.
*'''Banks of the Nihil''' (originally '''Nila River''') - A great river to the north that flows between the village and the Likeness. It is the home of the Great Serpent. However, when the Likeness of the Great Evil was completed, the rivers raged constantly and all the fish disappeared.
*'''[[The Likeness]]''' - A mighty sphinx that was constructed to look like the [[Earth Spirit|Spirit of the Land]] before monsters attacked and forced the people to change it to one of the Demon King.
*'''[[The Likeness]]''' - A mighty sphinx that was constructed to look like the [[Earth Spirit|Spirit of the Land]] before monsters attacked and forced the people to change it to one of the Demon King.
*'''The Oasis''' - An oasis located northwest of the village in the present. There is a [[teleportal]] here which leads to the [[Shrine of Mysteries]]. Later the gems acquired from the [[Hidden Pyramid]] are used to awaken the Earth Spirit from his slumber.
*'''The Oasis''' - An oasis located northwest of the village in the present. There is a [[teleportal]] here which leads to the [[Shrine of Mysteries]]. Later the gems acquired from the [[Hidden Pyramid]] are used to awaken the Earth Spirit from his slumber.
*'''Greta's Cottage''' - The residence of an older woman who was the winner of the Best Dressed contest of the [[Excellence Grading Organisation]] in her day.  Greta can be approached after visiting the EGO to receive a letter recommending that she is removed from the contest.  Additionally, her residence remains free of monsters even after the Demon Lord is resurrected.
*'''Greta's Cottage''' - The residence of an older woman who was the winner of the Best Dressed contest of the [[Excellence Grading Organisation]] in her day.  Greta can be approached after visiting the EGO to receive a letter recommending that she is removed from the contest.  Additionally, her residence remains free of monsters even after the Demon Lord is resurrected.
*'''Al-Shallal''' - A large cave with a waterfall south of Al-Balad that is accessible via ship. There is an enormous ship frozen in ice inside, later revealed to be the [[Sea Dragon (sailing vessel)|Sea Dragon]].
==Other languages==
{{OtherLanguages
|fr=Al-Balad|fr-meaning=Same as English name
|de=Al-Balad|de-meaning=Same as English name
|it=Al-Balad|it-meaning=Same as English name
|es=Al-Balad|es-meaning=Same as English name
|zh-tw=|zh-tw-meaning=
}}


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Al-Balad means country or land in Arabic. In the PSX version, the chief is named Zarathustra, an ancient Iranian prophet whose teachings developed into Zoroastrianism, which eventually became the main religion of ancient Persia.
Al-Balad means country or land in Arabic. Al-Shallal means waterfall in Arabic. In the original Sony PlayStation version, the chief is named Zarathustra, an ancient Iranian prophet whose teachings developed into Zoroastrianism, which eventually became the main religion of ancient Persia.
 
==Gallery==
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{{DQVIINav}}


{{DQVII}}
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