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Al-Fayhaa Sports Complex ( ar, مَدِينَة ٱلْفَيْحَاء ٱلرِّيَاضِيَّة, Madīnat al-Fayḥāʾ ar-Riyāḍīyah), is a football training facility opened in 1976, serving as the headquarters of the
Syrian Arab Federation for Football Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both ind ...
as well as the official training centre of the Syrian football team. It is located in the municipal district of al-Salihiyah at the heart of
Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...
, the capital of
Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
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Overview

Occupying and area of 250,000 m², al-Fayhaa Sports Complex was opened in 1976 to host the 5th
Pan Arab Games The Arab Games ( ar, الألعاب العربية), also called the Pan Arab Games, are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Arab world. They are organized by the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees. The first Game ...
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.Al-Fayhaa Sports Complex
/ref> The complex is home to the following facilities: *
Al-Fayhaa Stadium Al-Fayhaa Stadium ( ar, مَلْعَب ٱلْفَيْحَاء, Malʿab al-Fayḥāʾ) is a multi-use stadium in Damascus, Syria, currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home venue of the Syria national football team footbal ...
, is the main football stadium of the complex, able to hold up to 12,000 spectators. *Regular-sized training pitch with natural grass. *Regular-sized training pitch with artificial turf. *Olympic swimming and diving complex, and indoor swimming pool. *Al-Fayhaa Sports Arena, for basketball, handball and volleyball, with a seating capacity of 6000 spectators. *The ball-shaped building of the
Syrian Arab Federation for Football Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both ind ...
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References

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