Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena (Arabic: صالة الحمدانية الرياضية) is an indoor sports hall in Aleppo, Syria. With a seating capacity of 7,964, it is the largest indoor hall in Syria.[3] It is designated to host basketball, handball and volleyball matches.[4] Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena is part of the al-Hamadaniah Sports City.

Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena

صالة الحمدانية الرياضية
Location	Salaheddine District, Aleppo, Syria
Owner	Government of Syria
Operator	General Sports Federation of Syria
Capacity	7,964 seats (sport) 13,500 (maximum capacity)[1]
Record attendance	13.500[1] Syria v Bahrain (1 July 2022)[1]
Field size	60 by 25 metres (66 by 27 yd)
Surface	Parquet, variable
Construction
Built	2004–2020
Opened	17 December 2021
Construction cost	LS 64.4 billion[lower-alpha 1][2]
Architect	Mazen Zain Al Din[2]
Tenants
Syria national basketball team (2022–present) Al-Ittihad SC (2021–present)

The arena is served by 4 additional indoor sports training halls. The playground of the arena has a length of 60 metres and a width of 25 metres.

History

The construction process was launched in 2004 and scheduled to be completed in 2007.[2] However, it was delayed for many years due to the corruption among the members of the Aleppo branch of the Syrian General Sports Federation.[5] It was finally completed in 2020.

The arena was opened on 17 December 2021 by the basketball match of the home club Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo against Al-Jaish SC Damascus.[3][6] In July 2022, the Syrian national basketball team played two matches in the arena against Bahrain and Iran as part of the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualification.[7][8] A record 13,500 spectators came to the game against Bahrain, which was the highest qualifying attendance in the world in that period.[1]

See also

• Al-Assad Sports Arena

Notes

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