Dura International Stadium
Dora (Dura) International Stadium is an association football stadium[1] in the city of Dura in the Hebron Governorate district of the West Bank.[2] It was opened in 1965 and was renovated in 1999 and 2011. It has a capacity of 18,000 and the surface is artificial turf. Renovations cost of more than US$7 million.
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| Full name | Dora International Stadium |
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| Location | Hebron, West Bank |
| Capacity | 18,000 |
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| Opened | 1965 |
| Renovated | 1999, 2011 |
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| Shabab Yatta | |
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
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- "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
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