Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex (Arabic: مجمع الصالات المغطاة باستاد القاهرة الدولي), built in 1991, consists of four multi-use indoor sporting arenas located near the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt. The seating capacity of The Main Hall (also known as The Covered Hall), which is primarily used for sports, is 16,900 spectators.^[1]

Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex

The Main Hall, the largest venue in the complex (2009)
Full name	Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex
Location	Cairo, Egypt
Coordinates	30.070092°N 31.307098°E / 30.070092; 31.307098
Capacity	16,900 (Main Hall) 1,620 (Hall 2) 720 (Hall 3 and 4)
Construction
Built	1990–91
Opened	1991; 34 years ago (1991)
Construction cost	£E248 million
Main contractors	Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports
Tenants
Gezira (basketball) (Hall 2)

Construction

The complex was completed in September 1991.^[2] In 2016, the halls were equipped with an LED lighting system.^[3]

Events

The Main Hall is used for events like badminton, basketball, handball, volleyball, international conferences, parties, and trade fairs. It was built in time for the 1991 All-Africa Games. It hosted the first FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup on African soil.^[4] It is one of the 2020 BAL season venues.^{[citation needed]}

Other sporting events held at the Complex include:

• 1999 World Men's Handball Championship
• 2005 World Judo Championships
• 2021 World Men's Handball Championship^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of indoor arenas in Egypt
• List of indoor arenas by capacity