Harcha Hassan Arena is an
indoor sporting arena located in
Algiers,
Algeria
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. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 spectators. It hosts indoor sporting events such as
Handball,
Basketball
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Volleyball
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and hosts the home matches of
GS Pétroliers. It also hosted many international competitions.
Competitions hosted
Some of major senior competitions are below
*Pan Arab Games
**1 time (
2004)
*Mediterranean Games
**1 time (
1975
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Events
January
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*All-Africa Games
**2 times (
1978 &
2007)
*African Handball Championship
**4 times (Men's & Women's 1976, Men's & Women's 1989, Men's & Women's 2000 &
Men's & Women's 2014)
*FIBA Africa Championship
**2 times (
Men's 1995 &
Men's 2005)
*African Volleyball Championship
**1 time (
Men's 1993)
*Vovinam World Championships
**1 time
Vovinam World Championship 2015
References
External links
Stadium information
Indoor arenas in Algeria
Sports venues in Algiers
Volleyball venues in Algeria
Basketball venues in Algeria
Handball venues in Algeria
Badminton venues
Badminton in Algeria
Sports venues completed in 1975
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