Dura International Stadium

Dora (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 and was renovated in 1999 and 2011. It has a capacity of 18,000 and the surface is artificial turf. Renovations cost more than US$7 million.

Dora International Stadium
Full nameDora International Stadium
LocationHebron, West Bank
Capacity18,000
Construction
Opened1965
Renovated1999, 2011
Tenants
Shabab Yatta
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
  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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