El Menzah Sports Palace

El Menzah Sport Palace (Arabic: قصر الرياضة بالمنزه) is an indoor sports arena situated in El Menzah, a district in the north of Tunis. It is located in the heart of the Olympic City of El Menzah, near the Stade El Menzah.

El Menzah Sports Palace
Cupola of El Menzah
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LocationCité olympique, Tunis, Tunisia
Coordinates36°50′10″N 10°10′58″E / 36.83611°N 10.18278°E / 36.83611; 10.18278
Capacity5,500 (2005)
Construction
Opened1967; 57 years ago (1967)
ArchitectOlivier-Clément Cacoub
Tenants
Tunisia men's national volleyball team

History

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Built on the occasion of the 1967 Mediterranean Games opened by president Habib Bourguiba, the arena was used primarily for the volleyball competition. The architect for the structure was Olivier-Clément Cacoub.

The 5,500-seat enclosure hosted matches of the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship as well as those of the African handball nations championships organized in Tunisia (1974, 1981, 1994, 2006).

Today, the arena usually hosts volleyball, basketball, handball, judo, fencing, wrestling tournaments.

Events

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2008 Tunisian Volleyball Cup final between ES Sahel and CS Sfaxien.

The arena hosted many events and competitions:

See also

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  Media related to Sports Palace of El Menzah at Wikimedia Commons