Dura International Stadium (Arabic: ملعب دورا الدولي) is a football stadium[1] in the city of Dura in the Hebron Governorate of Palestine.[2] It was opened in 1965 [citation needed] and was renovated in 1999 and 2011.[citation needed] It has a capacity of 18,000 and the surface is artificial turf.[citation needed]
 A crowd watches Palestine and East Timor play a World Cup Qualifier match at Dura Stadium, 29 March 2016 | |
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| Full name | Dura International Stadium |
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| Location | Dura, Hebron Governorate, Palestine |
| Capacity | 18,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Renovated | 1999, 2011 |
| Tenants | |
| Shabab Dura Palestine national football team | |
In February 2018 the stadium was named after Houari Boumédiène, the second president of Algeria and a supporter of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.[3][4]
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.[5]
References
edit- ^ rama. "ستاد دورا الدولي". duracity.ps (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ "Kentucky Fried Chicken in Hebron - The "West Bank's" Richest City". הישוב היהודי בחברון (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ "إطلاق إسم هواري بومدين على استاد دورا الدولي". وكالــة معــا الاخبارية. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ الخليل | إطلاق اسم الرئيس الجزائري هواري بومدين على استاد دورا الدولي تقرير: سامية أبو شرخ, retrieved 2019-12-03
- ^ راسغون, آدم. "عرض أكبر كوفية في العالم داخل استاد كرة قدم في الخليل". تايمز أوف إسرائيل. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
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