Ankara Ice Skating Palace ( tr, G.S.İ.M. Buz Pateni Sarayı, formerly ''Belpa Buz Pateni Sarayı'') is an indoor
ice skating
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and
ice hockey
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arena
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located in the
Bahçelievler
Bahçelievler (meaning "houses with gardens" in Turkish) is a large middle class residential suburb of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the city. It is accessible from the D.100 that runs from the Istanbul airport to the Asian side of ...
neighborhood of
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
,
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula ...
. It was opened in 1989 and has a capacity of about 1,150 people.
It was built by the Municipality of Ankara as the first Olympic size 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 Province ( tr, , ) is a province of Turkey with the capital city Ankara.
Demographics
History
The site of the modern city has been home to settlements by many historic Anatolian civilizations in antiquity and classical times, in ...
.
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
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2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Qualification
The 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Qualification was an international under-18 ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III Qualification fifth level of competition at the 2005 IIHF World U1 ...
February 18–20, 2005
See also
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Turkish Ice Hockey Super League
The Turkish Ice Hockey Super League ( tr, Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Süper Ligi, abbreviated TBHSL) is the highest level of professional ice hockey in Turkey. It is operated under the jurisdiction of the Turkish Ice Hockey Federation, a member of the I ...
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Turkish Ice Hockey Federation
Turkish Ice Hockey Federation ( tr, Türkiye Buz Hokeyi Federasyonu, TBHF) is the governing body of the ice hockey sport in Turkey. It was established in 1991 as the Turkish Ice Sports Federation ( tr, Türkiye Buz Sporları Federasyonu, TBSF). It ...
References
Indoor arenas in Turkey
Ice hockey venues in Turkey
Ice Palace
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Sports venues completed in 1989
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