Ankara Ice Skating Palace
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| Full name | G.S.İ.M. Buz Pateni Sarayı |
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| Former names | BelPa Buz Pateni Sarayı |
| Coordinates | 39°55′04″N 32°49′48″E / 39.91766°N 32.82996°E |
| Owner | G.S.İ.M. Ankara |
| Capacity | 1,150 |
| Opened | 1989 |
Ankara Ice Skating Palace (Template:Lang-tr, formerly Belpa Buz Pateni Sarayı) is an indoor ice skating and ice hockey arena located in the Bahçelievler neighborhood of Ankara, Turkey. It was opened in 1989 and has a capacity of about 1,150 people.[1]
It was built by the Municipality of Ankara as the first Olympic size 30 m × 60 m (98 ft × 197 ft) ice arena in Turkey. In 2001, the venue was handed over to the Youth and Sports Directorate (G.S.I.M.) of Ankara Province.
Ankara Ice Palace is home to a variety of ice sports events in Ankara including Turkish ice hockey leagues for men's, women's and junior's. Between January 8 through January 14, 2007, the arena hosted the Division III matches of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
International events hosted
- 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Qualification February 18–20, 2005
See also
References
- ^ Ulugay, Alp (2001-12-15). "Buzda kapışma". Hürriyet (in Turkish).
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