El Menzah Sports Palace
36°50′10″N 10°10′58″E / 36.83611°N 10.18278°E / 36.83611; 10.18278Capacity 5,500 (2005) Construction Opened 1967; 57 years ago (1967) Architect Olivier-Clément Cacoub Tenants Tunisia men's national volleyball team 
2008 Tunisian Volleyball Cup final between ES Sahel and CS Sfaxien. Algeria Angola Egypt Morocco South Africa Tunisia Other Under construction
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.
History
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
The arena hosted many events and competitions:
- IHF World Men's Handball Championship: 2005
- Men's African Volleyball Championship: 1967, 1976, 1987, 1995
- Mediterranean Games: 1967, 2001
- FIE Fencing World Cup: 2009-2010
- FIBA Under-19 World Championship for Women: 2007
- FIBA Africa Championship: 1987
- African Men's Handball Championship: 1974, 1981, 1994, 2006
See also
External links
Media related to Sports Palace of El Menzah at Wikimedia Commons
- El Menzah Sports Palace on the Google Maps
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