Balashikha is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pekhorka River 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) east of the Moscow Ring Road. Population: 520,962 (2021 Census); 215,494 (2010 Russian census); 147,909 (2002 Census); 135,841 (1989 Soviet census).

The Moscow Automobile Ring Road, or MKAD (МКАД), is a ring road running predominantly on the city border of Moscow with a length of 108.9 km (67.7 mi) and 35 exits. It was completed in 1962. The speed limit is 100 km/h.