Al-Khader Stadium is an international football

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 stadium in the Palestinian

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 town of al-Khader near Bethlehem

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. It was inaugurated on August 6, 2007 and was constructed with funding from Portugal

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through the Portuguese Institute for Cooperation for Development. Al-Khader Stadium cost roughly $2 million to build and could host over 6,000 spectators. It is the home of al-Khader's football team. In addition to football, the stadium hosts the annual al-Khader Festival of Arts and Culture and the grape festival of the town.