Ararat Stadium
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35°46′04″N 51°24′05″E / 35.767895°N 51.401253°E
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| Full name | Ararat Stadium |
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| Location | Vanak, Tehran, Iran |
| Owner | Ararat Tehran |
| Operator | Ararat Tehran |
| Capacity | 15,000 seated |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Ararat Tehran Iran women's national football team | |
Ararat Stadium (
Location and architecture
The complex covers an area of 74,000 square meters in form of a triangle. The football stadium of FC Ararat Tehran with 10,000 seats was built in 1971.[citation needed] Near the stadium in the southeastern part of the complex, there is the Holy Cross Chapel (Surp Khatch), built in part in memory of the Iranian Armenian soldiers who lost their lives in the Iran–Iraq War.[citation needed]
The Ararat Sports Complex has also two swimming pools, indoor basketball courts, billiard tables, a rock climbing facility, badminton courts, tennis fields, and a sports museum.[1][2]
Cultural life
According to participants, the Sports Complex has its own distinct Armenian atmosphere, with signs appearing in Armenian script, Armenian coffee served, traditional Armenian music is played, and Persian is reportedly rarely spoken.[1]
However, there are inter-ethnic activities, e.g. football matches, where general Islamic regulations have to be followed. In September 2016, the Pan-Armenian Games were held in the Ararat Complex of Tehran with about 800 Armenian athletes from Iran, Armenia and Georgia participating. At the opening ceremony, Ali Younesi, Hassan Rouhani’s Aide in Religious Minorities’ Affairs, was present.[3][4]
Famous athletes
The most important sports club playing in Ararat Stadium is
After the
References
- ^ a b Holy Cross Chapel – An unexpected icon, this church brings Armenian-Iranians together. Brownbook – An Urban Guide to the Middle East, issue 62 — The Brutalist Architecture in Tehran. Plus Memar Magazine Archives. March – April 2017.
- ^ a b Asher Kohn: Towards an Armenian-Iranian Modern: Tehran Church Architecture & Post-Revolutionary Soccer Culture. Ajam Media Collective, 1 December 2012.
- ^ Pan-Armenian Games Kick Off in Tehran. Iran Front Page (IFP), 14 September 2016.
- ^ Tehran Playing Host to Pan-Armenian Games. Archived 2017-12-22 at the Wayback Machine Iran Front Page (IFP), 16 September 2016.
External links
- http://www.araratorg.org/
- "Ararat Marzavan activities". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-01-02.