La Coupole d’Alger Arena
La Coupole d’Alger Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Chéraga, Algeria. The capacity of the arena is 5,500 spectators. It hosts indoor sporting events such as Handball, Basketball, Volleyball. It also hosted many international competitions and many political gatherings and concerts.[1] The Arena was inaugurated on the occasion of the hosting of the 1975 Mediterranean Games. there are six entrances in the Arena, one of which is for the official, the Arena is of one floor in a circular way, there is also a small second floor for VIP.
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| Full name | Salle omnisports la Coupole d'Alger |
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| Location | Route of the 5-July Chéraga, Algeria |
| Coordinates | 36.7587°N 2.9775°E |
| Owner | Ministry of Youth and Sports |
| Operator | Office of the Olympic Complex Mohamed Boudiaf |
| Capacity | 5,500 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1972 |
| Built | 1972–75 |
| Opened | 17 June 1975 |
| Architect | Oscar Niemeyer |
| Tenants | |
| No team | |
Competitions hosted
Some of major senior competitions are below
- Pan Arab Games
- 1 time (2004)
- Mediterranean Games
- 1 time (1975)
- All-Africa Games
- African Handball Championship
- 4 times (Men's & Women's 1976, Men's & Women's 1989, Men's & Women's 2000 & Men's & Women's 2014)
- FIBA Africa Championship
- 2 times (Men's 1995 & Men's 2005)
- African Volleyball Championship
- 1 time (Men's 1993)
- African Wrestling Championships
- 1 time (2020)
- Men's Junior World Handball Championship
- 1 time (Men's U21 2017)
See also
- July 5, 1962 Stadium
External links
(in French) agguerabi.com
References
- "Complexe Mohamed-Boudiaf : la Cité olympique sera rénovée pour 275 millions DA". djazairess.com. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
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