Latakia Sports City
Latakia Sports City (Arabic: المدينة الرياضية باللاذقية), also known as al-Assad Sports City, is a sports complex in Latakia, Syria. It was completed in 1987 to host the 1987 Mediterranean Games.
The complex covers an area of 156 hectares, lying along the Mediterranean coastline with a length of 2.5 km. It is owned by the Government of Syria and operated by the Ministry of Territorial Administration.[1]
Facilities
The complex includes:[2]
- Football:
- Latakia Sports City Stadium: the main football and athletics venue with a capacity of 45,000 spectators
- Latakia Sports City Training Stadium: football stadium with a capacity of 500 spectators
- Latakia Sports City Artificial Stadium: football stadium with an artificial turf and a capacity of 500 spectators
- 3 football training grounds (2 artificial and 1 natural)
- Indoor sports:
- 3 indoor sports halls (mainly for basketball, handball and volleyball), with a capacity of 5,000; 1,500 and 700 seats respectively
- 2 multi-functional mini halls for several types of Olympic sports
- Water sports:
- Olympic size (50×21 m) outdoor swimming pool and diving pool (21×20 m) that has a capacity 3,660 seats
- Indoor swimming pool (25×12.5 m) and a pool for amateur swimmers
- Horse racing:
- Modern equestrian facilities with a capacity of 6,000 spectators
- Hippodrome (1,266 meters)
- Tennis courts:
- The main court with a capacity of 1,000
- 9 training courts (4 hard, 4 grass and 1 clay)
- Hotel.
- Yacht club.
- Contemporary art museum.
References
- ^ http://www.esyria.sy/elatakia/index.php?p=stories&category=places&filename=200808031135013 e:Latakia: Al-Assad Sports City
- ^ Latakia Al-Assad Sports City