Stadium Name: | Bassel al-Assad Swimming Complex |
Location: | Aleppo, Syria |
Coordinates: | 36.2133°N 37.125°W |
Opened: | 1998 |
Owner: | Government of Syria |
Operator: | General Sports Federation of Syria |
Construction Cost: | US$ 10 million (re-construction) |
Seating Capacity: | 1,100 |
Bassel al-Assad Swimming Complex (Arabic: منشأة باسل الأسد للسباحة) is a swimming centre in Aleppo, Syria, featuring an indoor Olympic-size swimming pool with a seating capacity of 1,100 spectators. The complex was opened in 1998, and re-constructed in 2010 at a cost of US$ 10 million.[1]
On 22 August 2013, a suicide bomber belonging to the Syrian armed opposition has targeted a students' gathering in one of the restaurants of the complex. As a result of the bombing, 10 people were killed, including teenage girls and male journalists. More than 20 were seriously wounded.[2] [3]