Bassel al-Assad Swimming Complex

36°12′48″N 37°07′30″E / 36.21333°N 37.12500°E / 36.21333; 37.12500OwnerGovernment of SyriaOperatorGeneral Sports Federation of SyriaCapacity1,100ConstructionOpened1998Construction costUS$ 10 million (re-construction)

Bassel al-Assad Swimming Complex (Arabic: منشأة باسل الأسد للسباحة) is a swimming centre in Aleppo, Syria, featuring an indoor Olympic-size swimming pool with a seating capacity of 1,100 spectators. The complex was opened in 1998, and re-constructed in 2010 at a cost of US$ 10 million.^[1]

Facilities

• Indoor Olympic swimming pool.
• Indoor tennis court.
• Ice-skating hall.
• Bowling saloon.
• 2 squash halls.
• Fitness centre.

August 2013 bombing

On 22 August 2013, a suicide bomber belonging to the Syrian armed opposition has targeted a students' gathering in one of the restaurants of the complex. As a result of the bombing, 10 people were killed, including teenage girls and male journalists. More than 20 were seriously wounded.^[2][3]

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