Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena (Arabic: صالة الحمدانية الرياضية) is an indoor sports hall in Aleppo, Syria. With a seating capacity of 7,964, it is the largest indoor hall in Syria.[3] It is designated to host basketball, handball and volleyball matches.[4] Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena is part of the al-Hamadaniah Sports City.[citation needed]
صالة الحمدانية الرياضية | |
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| Location | Salaheddine District, Aleppo, Syria |
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| Owner | Government of Syria |
| Operator | General Sports Federation of Syria |
| Capacity | 7,964 seats (sport) 14,000 (maximum capacity)[2] |
| Record attendance | 13.500[2] Syria v Bahrain (1 July 2022)[2] |
| Field size | 60 by 25 metres (66 by 27 yd) |
| Surface | Parquet, variable |
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| Built | 2004–2020 |
| Opened | 17 December 2021 |
| Construction cost | LS 64.4 billion[a][1] |
| Architect | Mazen Zain Al Din[1] |
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The arena is served by 4 additional indoor sports training halls. The playground of the arena has a length of 60 metres and a width of 25 metres.[citation needed]
History
editThe construction process was launched in 2004 and scheduled to be completed in 2007.[1] However, it was delayed for many years due to the corruption among the members of the Aleppo branch of the Syrian General Sports Federation.[5] It was finally completed in 2020.
The arena was opened on 17 December 2021 by the basketball match of the home club Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo against Al-Jaish SC Damascus.[3][6] In July 2022, the Syrian national basketball team played two matches in the arena against Bahrain and Iran as part of the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualification.[7][8] A record 13,500 spectators came to the game against Bahrain, which was the highest qualifying attendance in the world in that period.[2]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ $23 million
References
edit- ^ a b c Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena at Tishreen news Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d FIBA (6 July 2022). "13,500 fans in Syria and all the huge crowds for WC Qualifiers Third Window". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ a b أكبر ملعب كرة سلة في سوريا [The largest basketball Arena in Syria] (Motion picture). Syria: Safartas. December 18, 2021.
- ^ "Hutteen SC: Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena". Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena at alazmenah.com
- ^ "Syria – Basketball Division I – Season 2022". asia-basket. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Syria-Bahrain". FIBA. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Syria-Iran". FIBA. Retrieved 7 June 2022.