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neighborhood of southwestern

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. The complex consists of major venues as well as other supplementary sport, recreation and entertainment facilities.

Venues

Teddy Stadium

Teddy Stadium (Hebrew: אצטדיון טדי, Itztadion Teddy) is the main

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stadium in Jerusalem. The stadium is named for long-time Jerusalem mayor

Teddy Kollek Theodor "Teddy" Kollek (; 27 May 1911 – 2 January 2007) was an Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993, and founder of the Jerusalem Foundation. Kollek was re-elected five times, in 1969, 1973, 1978 Jerusalem ...

, who was in office during the time of its construction and was one of its prominent advocates. It opened in 1991 and has a capacity of 31,733 The stadium is home to four football clubs:

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and

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. The stadium also serves the Israeli national team for some select home matches.

Pais Arena Jerusalem

The Jerusalem Arena (Hebrew: הארנה ירושלים, HaArena Yerushalayim), renamed for the National Lottery Mifal HaPais grant as Pais Arena Jerusalem (Hebrew: פיס ארנה ירושלים, HaPais Arena Yerushalayim), is a multi-purpose sports arena that was built in Jerusalem by the city council and National Lottery grant of Mifal HaPais. Opened in September 2014, the arena is located in the Jerusalem Sports Quarter, in the southwestern Malha neighborhood, adjacent to Teddy Stadium. The arena seats 11,000 for basketball games and 15,654 for concerts. The arena is home to

Eisenberg Israel Tennis Center Jerusalem

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has its Jerusalem

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and facilities in the complex, including a main court with a capacity of 2,000.

Malha Mall

The

Malha Mall Malha Mall (, ''Kanyon Malha''), sometimes spelled Malcha Mall, also known as Jerusalem Mall (, ''Kanyon Yerushalayim''), is an indoor shopping mall in the southwestern neighbourhood of Malha, Jerusalem. The mall, which opened in 1993, has 260 s ...

is a large indoor

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. The mall, which opened in 1993, has 260 stores on 3 levels with a shopping area of and of office space. It is one of seven malls built in

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Other Features

The complex also hosts recreational neighborhood sports fields, rock climbing, boutiques, cafes, bike trails, and a school. It neighbors the

Jerusalem Technology Park Jerusalem Technology Park (), also Malha Technology Park (, ''Hagan HaTechnologi Malha'') is a high-tech industrial park located in the Malha neighborhood of southwest Jerusalem. The Jerusalem Technology Park covers an area of about and was buil ...

Transportation Links

The complex can be reached by

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station " Jerusalem-Malha", or by Egged bus lines that stop at an onsite terminal. There are plans to extend the

Jerusalem Light Rail The Jerusalem Light Rail (, ''HaRakevet HaKala Birushalayim'', , ''Qiṭār Al-Quds Al-Khafīf'') is a light rail system in Jerusalem. Currently, the Red Line (Jerusalem Light Rail), Red Line is the only one in operation, the first of several ...

and the sports complex.

References

External links

Jerusalem Pais Arena Info At Hapoel Jerusalem's Website
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