Dura International Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:Dura International Stadium
Fullname:Dura International Stadium
Location:Hebron, West Bank
Opened:1965
Renovated:1999, 2011
Seating Capacity:18,000
Tenants:Shabab Dura
Palestine national football team

Dura International Stadium (Arabic: ملعب دورا الدولي) is an association football stadium[1] in the city of Dura in the Hebron Governorate district of the West Bank.[2] It was opened in 1965 and was renovated in 1999 and 2011. It has a capacity of 18,000 and the surface is artificial turf.

In February 2018 the stadium was named after Houari Boumédiène, the second president of Algeria and a supporter of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.[3]

In November 2019 the world's largest keffiyeh, measuring 3,000 square meters was unveiled at the stadium in honor of the late President Arafat.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ستاد دورا الدولي. rama. duracity.ps. ar-aa. 2019-12-03.
  2. Web site: Kentucky Fried Chicken in Hebron - The "West Bank's" Richest City. הישוב היהודי בחברון. he. 2019-12-03.
  3. Web site: إطلاق إسم هواري بومدين على استاد دورا الدولي. وكالــة معــا الاخبارية. 2019-12-03.
  4. Web site: عرض أكبر كوفية في العالم داخل استاد كرة قدم في الخليل. راسغون. آدم. تايمز أوف إسرائيل. 2019-12-03.