Mehmet Akif Ersoy Indoor Swimming Pool is an indoor aquatics venue located in Trabzon

Trabzon

Trabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Iran in the southeast and the Caucasus to the northeast...

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Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

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The Olympic-size swimming pool was constructed between 2009-2011 at a cost of TL 16 million (approx. US$ 10 million) to host the swimming events at the 2011 European Youth Summer Olymic Festival

Swimming at the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival

Swimming at the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held from 25 to 29 July 2011. The competitions took place at the Mehmet Akif Ersoy Indoor Swimming Pool in Trabzon, Turkey. Boys born 1995/1996 and girls born 1997/1998 participated in the following 31 disciplines.-Day 1:-Day 2:-Day...

. The pool with 50 m (164 ft) length and 25 m (82 ft) width has ten lanes. There is a diving tower at the pool. It can hold 1,400 spectators.

The building has a 140 tonns heavy retractable roof

Retractable roof

A retractable roof is a kinetic architectural element used in many sports venues, in which a roof made of a suitable material can readily be mechanically deployed from some retracted or open position into a closed or extended position that completely covers the field of play and spectator areas...

 with two wings, which can be opened up in 10 minutes. The aquatics pool is situated 4.5 km (2.8 mi) east of Trabzon at Black Sea

Black Sea

The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...

 coast north of Trabzon Airport

Trabzon Airport

Trabzon Airport is an airport near the city of Trabzon in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. In 2009, it served 1,596,905 passengers, of which mostly were on domestic routes. In 2009, Trabzon Airport ranked 9th in terms of total passenger traffic, and 7th in terms of domestic traffic among...

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