Suliman Ad-Dharrath Arena

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Suliman Ad-Dharrath Arena
Construction
Interactive map of Suliman Ad-Dharrath Arena
Location	Benghazi, Libya
Capacity	2,000
Opened	1967;58 years ago (1967)

Suliman Ad-Dharrath Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Benghazi, Libya. It is used mainly for indoor sports such as volleyball and basketball. It has a seating capacity of 2,000 people and was opened in 1967. Currently, the capacity is 10,000.^[1]

It was one of two host arenas for the 2009 African Basketball Championship.

32°6′15″N20°4′24″E / 32.10417°N 20.07333°E / 32.10417; 20.07333

v t e Indoor arenas in Africa by capacity
Algeria	Hacène Harcha Arena (8,000) Miloud Hadefi Complex Omnisport Arena (7,000) La Coupole d'Alger Arena (5,500) Hamou Boutlélis Sports Palace (5,000)
Angola	Pavilhão Multiusos de Luanda (12,720) Pavilhão da Cidadela (6,873)
Egypt	The Covered Hall (16,900) New Capital Sports Hall (7,000) Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall (5,200) Port Said Hall (5,000)
Morocco	Salle Mohammed V (12,000) Salle Moulay Abdellah (10,000) Salle Ibn Yassine (5,000)
South Africa	WeBuyCars Dome (20,000) ICC Durban Arena (10,000) SunBet Arena (8,500) Bellville Velodrome (7,800) Good Hope Centre (7,000) Ellis Park Arena (6,300)
Tunisia	Salle Omnisport de Radès (17,000) El Menzah Sports Palace (5,500) Salle Bir Challouf (5,000) Mohamed-Mzali Sports Hall (5,000)
Other	Cameroon: Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex (5,263) Congo: Palais des Sports Kintélé (10,134) Gabon: Palais des Sports de Libreville (6,000) Ghana: Borteyman Sports Complex (5,000) Kenya: Kasarani Indoor Arena (5,000) Libya: Suliman Ad-Dharrath Arena (10,000) Mozambique: Pavilhão do Maxaquene (5,000) Rwanda: BK Arena (10,000) Senegal: Dakar Arena (15,000)
Under construction	Kinshasa Arena (20,000) Lagos Arena (12,000) Edo Arena (6,000) Martin Ngoko National Basketball Center (4,500)

References

↑ "The Largest Indoor Arenas In Africa". WorldAtlas. 2018-04-02. Retrieved 2024-02-25.

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