Haouch El-Omara (in
Arabic
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حوش الأمراء) also known as Shabab Zahle (in
Arabic
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شباب زحلة) was a
Lebanese basketball team who played in lower basketball divisions in Lebanon and reached the
division A during 2009-2010 season. The club is named after the region of Haouch El-Omara, a suburb of the Lebanese city of
Zahlé
Zahlé () is a city in eastern Lebanon, and the capital and largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 150,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Lebanon after Beirut and Tripoli, Lebanon, Tripoli and the fourth-largest ...
.
Haouch El Oumara Zahle was able to create a competitive team able to score a win on any of the strongest contenders of the
Lebanese Basketball League
The Lebanese Basketball League is recognized as the top-tier professional men's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Lebanon. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketb ...
. However, the team folded in November 2011.
References
Basketball teams in Lebanon
Basketball teams disestablished in 2011
2011 disestablishments in Lebanon
Zahlé District
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