Meneñ Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:	Meneñ Stadium
Location:	Meneng, Nauru
Opened:	2006
Surface:	Grass
Seating Capacity:	3,500

Meneñ Stadium is a former stadium on the island Nauru. It is located in the Meneng District. Constructed in 2006, it had a capacity of 3,500 spectators.^[1] Unlike other stadiums on the island, Meneñ Stadium had bleachers for spectators.^[2]

History

The area, a large empty sports field, was converted by the Australian Government into a containment area for asylum seekers under the Pacific Solution. At its place is the Nauru Australian Immigration Detention Center (Nauru Regional Processing Centre), which had a small soccer field in the facility.^{[3] [4]}

As part of Nauru's unsuccessful bid to host the 2017 Pacific Mini Games, the Meneng stadium complex was to be upgraded to include tiered seating for 10,000 spectators, reclaiming land that was previously damaged by phosphate mining.^[5]

External links

• Satellite picture of the Menen Stadium
• Menen Stadium at Google Maps

-0.5406°N 166.9303°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stadiums in Nauru . World Stadiums . 31 July 2021.
2. Web site: Backpacking in Nauru: Top 8 Sights in Meneng Province . Don't Stop Living . 31 July 2021.
3. Web site: Famous Places . nauru.sk . 31 July 2021.
4. Web site: Lew . Joseph . Photos of Nauru's (Now) Mostly Empty Immigration Detention Centre . Vice . 31 July 2021.
5. Web site: The Dream of a Nation . Nauru Olympic Committee . 31 July 2021.