İzmir Atatürk Volleyball Hall

İzmir Atatürk Volleyball Hall (Turkish: İzmir Atatürk Voleybol Salonu) is a volleyball venue located in the district of Alsancak in İzmir, Turkey.

Izmir Atatürk Volleyball Hall
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Former namesIzmir Atatürk Sports Hall
Public transitAlsancak Station, İZBAN
TypeArena
Genre(s)Sporting events
Capacity6000
Construction
Built1971
Renovated2012
Expanded2012
Tenants
2001-2024
1971-2005
2010-2024

After serving as the indoor sport hall for competitions of basketball, volleyball and handball for 40 years, it has been rebuilt to serve as the volleyball hall of the city and has a capacity of 6,000 people. Along with other local teams, İzmir's volleyball powerhouse Arkas plays its matches in this hall.

International events hosted

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İzmir Atatürk Volleyball Hall hosted basketball games of the Universiade 2005, which was held between August 11 and 21 2005 in İzmir. It also hosted 15 games of the Group B in the preliminary round of the Eurobasket 2005 Women from September 2 to 7 2005.

See also

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References

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38°26′1″N 27°8′53″E / 38.43361°N 27.14806°E / 38.43361; 27.14806