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]