7 March Stadium (, ) is a

stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

Ben Guerdane Ben Gardane or Bengardane ( or , '; ) is a coastal town in south eastern Tunisia, close to the border with Libya. It is located at around . History During the Second World War Ben Gardane Airfield was used by the 57th Fighter Group, which flew P ...

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

. It is currently used mostly for

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. The stadium holds 10,000 of which 4,000 are covered, and was built in 2000. It is used by the

US Ben Guerdane Union Sportive de Ben Guerdane (), known as US Ben Guerdane or simply USBG, is a Tunisian football club, based in the city of Ben Guerdane in southeast Tunisia. The club was founded in 1936 and its colours are yellow and black. Their home stadiu ...

. The date of 7 March corresponds to the day of the Battle of Ben Guerdane which took place on 7 March 2016 in Tunisia. The battle involved clashes between Tunisian security forces and

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(IS) militants. The stadium has been reported as hostile territory for USBG opponents.

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Tunis Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl ...

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