Al-Asad Sports Arena

Al-Asad Sports Arena
Tenants


Location	Aleppo, Syria
Owner	Government of Syria
Operator	Ministry of Education
Capacity	3,500
Opened	1978
Al-Ittihad SC (1978–2021) Al-Ittihad SC Women (1978–2021) Jalaa SC (1978–present) Al-Hurriya SC Ouroube SC Al Sekak CFS SC

Al-Assad Sports Arena (Arabic: صالة الأسد الرياضية) is the 2nd largest indoor sports hall in Aleppo, Syria. With a seating capacity of 3,500 spectators, the arena is designated to host basketball, handball and volleyball matches. Al-Assad Sports Arena is located in the central al-Jamiliyah district of Aleppo. It is the regular home of the domestic basketball competitions.^[1]

The construction of the arena was launched in 1968. However, the process was delayed several times due to political instability and the 1973 war with Israel. Finally, in 1978, the construction was completed and the arena was opened to host the matches of the Syrian Basketball League.^[2]

Al-Assad Sports Arena is owned by the Government of Syria. It is operated by the Aleppo directorate of the Ministry of Education.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Al-Assad Sports Hall
^ "Sport structures in Aleppo". Archived from the original on 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2014-06-28.

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Aleppo

Neighbourhoods

Ancient City of Aleppo
Bab al-Nairab
New Aleppo Neighborhood
Ramouseh
Salaheddine District
Sheikh Maqsood

Historic landmarks

Madrasas

Mosques

Historic	Al-Shuaibiyah Mosque Great Mosque of Aleppo Al-Nuqtah Mosque Al-Qaiqan Mosque Mahmandar Mosque Altun Bogha Mosque Al-Sahibiyah Mosque Bahsita Mosque Al-Tawashi Mosque Al-Otrush Mosque Al-Saffahiyah Mosque Khusruwiyah Mosque Al-Adiliyah Mosque Behramiyah Mosque
Modern	Ar-Rahman Mosque Tawhid Mosque

Churches

Historic

Modern

Catholic	Church of Saint Francis of Assisi Church of the Holy Trinity Cathedral of Saint Joseph Church of the Holy Cross Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption
Eastern Orthodox	Cathedral of Elijah the Prophet (Greek Orthodox)
Oriental Orthodox	Church of the Holy Mother of God
Protestant	Emmanuel Church Bethel Church Martyrs' Church

Historic gates

Culture and
education

Aleppo Citadel Amphitheatre
Aleppo Citadel Museum
National Library of Aleppo
National Museum of Aleppo
Aleppo Centre for Culture and Arts
University of Aleppo
Mamoun University for Science and Technology
Al-Shahba University
Aleppo College
École Amal
International School of Aleppo
Lycée français d'Alep

Entertainment

Streets and squares

Notable people

Nature

Sport

Venues	7 April Stadium Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium Al-Assad Sports Arena Al-Hamadaniah Stadium Al-Ittihad Stadium Bassel al-Assad Swimming Complex Aleppo International Stadium Al-Hamadaniah Tennis Complex Al-Hamadaniah Olympic Swimming and Diving Complex Al-Hamadaniah Sports Arena
Clubs	Al-Ittihad SC Al-Hurriya SC Al-Yarmouk SC Al-Herafyeen SC Jalaa SC Ommal Aleppo SC Ouroube SC Shorta Aleppo SC