New Béchar Stadium is a new multi-purpose all-seater stadium currently under construction in Béchar, Algeria. Located 7km north of the commune of Béchar and four km from Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport.[3] The Directorate of Public Facilities of the Wilaya of Bechar designated, on June 25, 2024, the Algerian subsidiary of the Turkish construction group Dekinsan to build an Olympic park in Bechar.[2]

New Béchar Stadium (proposed named)
LocationBéchar, Algeria
OwnerMinistry of Youth and Sport
OperatorMinistry of Youth and Sport
Capacity25,000[1]
Field size105 × 68
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground8 August 2024
Opened2027
Construction cost33 Billion DA[1]
BuilderDekinsan[2]
Tenants
JS Saoura

Construction

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On August 8, 2024, the Minister of Housing, Urban Planning and the City, accompanied by the Minister of Youth and Sports Abderrahmane Hammad, gave the official start to the construction works of the new complex in Bechar, which will be allocated to JS Saoura.[1][4] This project, which covers an area of 40 hectares, includes an indoor football stadium with a capacity of 25,000 seats, an athletics stadium with 6,500 seats, an Olympic swimming pool with 1,200 seats, and a multi-purpose hall with 400 seats, as well as a car park, according to the project's technical sheet. An envelope of more than 33 billion dinars has been allocated for the construction of this new sports infrastructure, the work of which will last 36 months, the ministerial delegation was told.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Coup d'envoi des travaux de réalisation du nouveau complexe sportif à Bechar". Radio Algerie. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Le turc Dekinsan remporte le marché de la construction du nouveau parc olympique de la ville de Bechar". Team France-export. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Projet du nouveau stade de 25 000 spectateurs à Béchar : Les travaux lancés prochainement". El Moudjahid. June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Béchar: nécessité de l'entame en un seul bloc des infrastructures du nouveau complexe sportif". APS. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.