Ankara Ice Skating Palace Explained

Ankara Ice Skating Palace
Fullname:G.S.İ.M. Buz Pateni Sarayı
Former Names:BelPa Buz Pateni Sarayı
Coordinates:39.9177°N 32.83°W
Owner:G.S.İ.M. Ankara
Capacity:1,150

Ankara Ice Skating Palace (Turkish: G.S.İ.M. Buz Pateni Sarayı, formerly Belpa Buz Pateni Sarayı) is an indoor ice skating and ice hockey arena located in the Bahçelievler neighborhood of Ankara, Turkey. It was opened in 1989 and has a capacity of about 1,150 people.[1]

It was built by the Municipality of Ankara as the first Olympic size 30x ice arena in Turkey. In 2001, the venue was handed over to the Youth and Sports Directorate (G.S.I.M.) of Ankara Province.

Ankara Ice Palace is home to a variety of ice sports events in Ankara including Turkish ice hockey leagues for men's, women's and junior's. Between January 8 through January 14, 2007, the arena hosted the Division III matches of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

International events hosted

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Notes and References

  1. News: Buzda kapışma . . Ulugay, Alp . 2001-12-15 . Turkish .