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Borg El Arab Stadium

Borg El Arab Stadium, also called the Egyptian Army Stadium, opened in 2007 on the Kafouri road and holds 86,000 spectators.

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What sets it apart

Stands for 86,000 spectators under a roof on slanting columns, on the Kafouri road.

  • 186,000 seats
  • 2Opened in 2007
  • 3The Kafouri road

Ahram Gate (2018) says Borg El Arab Stadium, also called the Egyptian Army Stadium, opened in 2007, holds 86,000 spectators and is the second largest stadium by capacity in Africa.

Despite its name, the stadium stands on the Kafouri road to Borg El Arab inside El Amreya II District, as Arabic Wikipedia says; it adds that the stadium covers 145 feddans and is owned by the Egyptian Armed Forces.

The district today1900 – today

Its place in time

  1. Before itMonastery of Saint Mina1959
  2. This landmarkBorg El Arab Stadium2007

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  1. 2007

    Borg El Arab Stadium, also called the Egyptian Army Stadium, opened.

    Source: Ahram Gate: Borg El Arab Stadium (9 Jun 2018)

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  1. Today

    The stadium stands on the Kafouri road to Borg El Arab inside El Amreya II District, on 145 feddans, owned by the Egyptian Armed Forces.

    Source: Arabic Wikipedia: «ملعب برج العرب»

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