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, Algeria. The official seating capacity of the arena is 5,000.

History

The hall was opened in December 1960 in Medina Jedida, a neighborhood of Oran under the

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period. It hosted many events, the most important were the 1988 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup, the

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and the qualification tournament of the

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Sports hosted

Collective sports

Futsal, Handball, Basket-ball, Volley-ball.

Individual sports

Martial arts (Karate, Judo, Kickboxing ...etc.), Boxing, Gymnastic.

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