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{{Short description|Stadium in Dura, West Bank, Palestine}}
[[File:Crowd at Dora Stadium.jpg|thumb|A crowd watches Palestine and East Timor play a World Cup Qualifier match at Dora Stadium, Hebron.]]
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'''Dora International Stadium''' is an [[association football]] stadium in the city of [[Hebron]] in the [[West Bank]]. 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]].
| stadium_name = Dura International Stadium
| fullname = Dura International Stadium
| location = [[Hebron]], [[West Bank]]
| opened = 1965
| renovated = 1999, 2011
| image = Crowd at Dora Stadium.jpg
| seating_capacity = 18,000
| tenants = [[Shabab Dura]]<br>[[Palestine national football team]]
}}
'''Dura International Stadium''' ({{lang-ar|ملعب دورا الدولي}}) is an [[association football]] stadium<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://duracity.ps/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=117&catid=14&Itemid=709|title=ستاد دورا الدولي|last=rama|website=duracity.ps|language=ar-aa|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref> in the city of [[Dura, Hebron|Dura]] in the [[Hebron Governorate]] district of the [[West Bank]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hebron.org.il/node/403|title=Kentucky Fried Chicken in Hebron - The "West Bank's" Richest City|website=הישוב היהודי בחברון|language=he|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref> It was opened in 1965 {{Citation needed|date=December 2019}} and was renovated in 1999 and 2011.{{Citation needed|date=December 2019}} It has a capacity of 18,000 and the surface is [[artificial turf]].{{fact|date=May 2021}}

In February 2018 the stadium was named after [[Houari Boumédiène]], the second president of [[Algeria]] and a supporter of Palestinian President [[Yasser Arafat]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.maannews.net/Content.aspx?ID=940396|title=إطلاق إسم هواري بومدين على استاد دورا الدولي|website=وكالــة معــا الاخبارية|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=الخليل {{!}} إطلاق اسم الرئيس الجزائري هواري بومدين على استاد دورا الدولي تقرير: سامية أبو شرخ|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hxkdXE8Ij4|language=en|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ar.timesofisrael.com/%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%b6-%d8%a3%d9%83%d8%a8%d8%b1-%d9%83%d9%88%d9%81%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85-%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%ae%d9%84-%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d8%a7%d8%af-%d9%83%d8%b1%d8%a9/|title=عرض أكبر كوفية في العالم داخل استاد كرة قدم في الخليل|last=راسغون|first=آدم|website=تايمز أوف إسرائيل|access-date=2019-12-03}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://int.soccerway.com/venues/palestine/dora-international-stadium/v13276/ Dora International Stadium], soccerway.com
*[https://int.soccerway.com/venues/palestine/dora-international-stadium/v13276/ Dora International Stadium], soccerway.com


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[[Category:Football venues in the State of Palestine]]
[[Category:Football venues in the State of Palestine]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in the West Bank]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in the West Bank]]
[[Category:Sport in the West Bank]]
[[Category:Sport in the West Bank]]



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Revision as of 22:51, 25 April 2024

Dura International Stadium
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Full nameDura International Stadium
LocationHebron, West Bank
Capacity18,000
Construction
Opened1965
Renovated1999, 2011
Tenants
Shabab Dura
Palestine national football team

Dura International Stadium (Arabic: ملعب دورا الدولي) 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 [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]

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

  1. ^ rama. "ستاد دورا الدولي". duracity.ps (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  2. ^ "Kentucky Fried Chicken in Hebron - The "West Bank's" Richest City". הישוב היהודי בחברון (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  3. ^ "إطلاق إسم هواري بومدين على استاد دورا الدولي". وكالــة معــا الاخبارية. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  4. ^ الخليل | إطلاق اسم الرئيس الجزائري هواري بومدين على استاد دورا الدولي تقرير: سامية أبو شرخ, retrieved 2019-12-03
  5. ^ راسغون, آدم. "عرض أكبر كوفية في العالم داخل استاد كرة قدم في الخليل". تايمز أوف إسرائيل. Retrieved 2019-12-03.

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