Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena Explained

Stadium Name:Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena
Nickname:صالة الحمدانية الرياضية
Location:Salaheddine District, Aleppo, Syria
Built:2004–2020
Opened:17 December 2021
Owner:Government of Syria
Operator:General Sports Federation of Syria
Architect:Mazen Zain Al Din
Construction Cost:LS 64.4 billion
Surface:Parquet, variable
Dimensions:60mby25mm (200feetby82feetm)
Seating Capacity:7,964 seats (sport)
14,000 (maximum capacity)
Record Attendance:13.500[1]
Syria v Bahrain (1 July 2022)

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. It is designated to host basketball, handball and volleyball matches.[2] Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena is part of the al-Hamadaniah Sports City.

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.

History

The construction process was launched in 2004 and scheduled to be completed in 2007.[3] However, it was delayed for many years due to the corruption among the members of the Aleppo branch of the Syrian General Sports Federation.[4] 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.[5] [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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 13,500 fans in Syria and all the huge crowds for WC Qualifiers Third Window. fiba.basketball. 18 July 2022. 6 July 2022. FIBA.
  2. Web site: Hutteen SC: Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena . 2013-04-29 . https://archive.today/20130629114924/http://www.hutteensc.com/forum/showthread.php?t=86451 . 2013-06-29 . dead.
  3. http://www.tishreen.news.sy/tishreen/public/read/56885 Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena at Tishreen news
  4. http://www.alazmenah.com/?page=show_det&category_id=7&id=25147 Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena at alazmenah.com
  5. أكبر ملعب كرة سلة في سوريا . December 18, 2021 . The largest basketball Arena in Syria . Motion picture . Syria . Safartas.
  6. News: Syria – Basketball Division I – Season 2022. asia-basket. 18 December 2021.
  7. Web site: Syria-Bahrain. FIBA. 7 June 2022.
  8. Web site: Syria-Iran . FIBA. 7 June 2022.