Ancient Stadium (Ancient Phoenician city of Amrit)

Syria / Tartus / Ancient Phoenician city of Amrit
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Ancient stadium inspired by the version located in Olympia, Greece. Number of seats approximately 12000.
The Stadium is located about 200 meters from the temple, its dimensions 230x 30 are similar to the stadium in Greece. The sportive games used to take place in it during the religious rituals to glorify the god Melkart (Hercules).
The stadium is carved in the rocks and has seven stairs and can contain more than 10000 people. The studies refer that this stadum is older than the Olympic stadium in Greece.
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Coordinates:   34°50'27"N   35°54'31"E

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  • There is a website for this historic place: http://www.amrit-syria.com
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