The HaKiriya Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Ashdod, Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

. The arena opened in 2000 and is home for the Maccabi Ashdod

Maccabi Ashdod B.C.

Maccabi Ashdod is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod. It is the basketball division of the Maccabi Ashdod sports club.The team played in the Second league since 1999.and in the Ligat Ha'al in Israel since 2010....

 and Maccabi Bnot Ashdod

Maccabi Bnot Ashdod

Maccabi Bnot Ashdod is a professional Women's basketball team based in Ashdod, playing in the Ligat Ha'al in Israel since 2003. It is the Women's basketball division of the Maccabi Ashdod sports club....

 basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 club's. Also serves the team of Hapoel Ashdod

Hapoel Ashdod (handball)

Hapoel Ashdod , is a handball club from the city of Ashdod, Israel. They competes in the Israeli Handball League. It is in the Israeli first division....

 handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

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The arena has 600 permanent seats and 600 seats in removable stands. For basketball games it has a capacity of 1,200, which is reduced to 600 for handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 matches. There are plans to build a 5,000-capacity arena near Ashdod Ad Halom Railway Station

Ashdod Ad Halom Railway Station

Ashdod Ad Halom Railway Station is a railway station in Ashdod, Israel. It is on the suburban line Binyamina/Netanya - Tel Aviv - Rehovot/Ashkelon. Ashdod Ad Halom Station was opened in June 1995 and was fully rebuilt in 2003...

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