Faisal Equestrian Club
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The Faisal Equestrian Club is an equestrian club and upscale restaurant in Gaza
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The track is the site of horse races, a "popular sport" in Gaza according a 1994 article in the Rocky Mountain News
. As of July 2010, the club was the sole equestrian club in the Gaza strip. As of 2010, membership was increasing, with some 120 members, and other people coming for occasional lessors or an occasional ride. The club has two tracks, a 40-meter and a 60-meter international standard. There are also different styles of show-jumps. Horses are imported through the Gaza Strip smuggling tunnels.
According to the Australian newspaper The Age
, the Club's restaurant is "The place to be seen for Gaza's teenage elite." The Club serves non-alcoholic Bavarian beer to a wealthy, young, secular crowd, among whom "Headscarves are frowned upon." According to The Guardian
, the club, which is adjacent to the Crazy Water Park
is part of a recreational "circuit" for wealthy Gazans that includes seaside cafes and the Gaza Mall
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Gaza
Gaza , also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 450,000, making it the largest city in the Palestinian territories.Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC,...
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The track is the site of horse races, a "popular sport" in Gaza according a 1994 article in the Rocky Mountain News
Rocky Mountain News
The Rocky Mountain News was a daily newspaper published in Denver, Colorado, United States from April 23, 1859, until February 27, 2009. It was owned by the E. W. Scripps Company from 1926 until its closing. As of March 2006, the Monday-Friday circulation was 255,427...
. As of July 2010, the club was the sole equestrian club in the Gaza strip. As of 2010, membership was increasing, with some 120 members, and other people coming for occasional lessors or an occasional ride. The club has two tracks, a 40-meter and a 60-meter international standard. There are also different styles of show-jumps. Horses are imported through the Gaza Strip smuggling tunnels.
According to the Australian newspaper The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
, the Club's restaurant is "The place to be seen for Gaza's teenage elite." The Club serves non-alcoholic Bavarian beer to a wealthy, young, secular crowd, among whom "Headscarves are frowned upon." According to The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, the club, which is adjacent to the Crazy Water Park
Crazy Water Park
The Crazy Water Aqua Fun Park was a water park in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories, that served the territory's small wealthy class. The park opened in May 2010 and was burned down by masked men in September 2010, after being closed by the Palestinian Hamas de facto government for allowing...
is part of a recreational "circuit" for wealthy Gazans that includes seaside cafes and the Gaza Mall
Gaza Mall
The Gaza Mall is a shopping mall that opened in Gaza in July of 2010.The fully air-conditioned, modern, indoor shopping venue in the upscale Rimal neighborhood of Gaza extends over 19,000 sq. ft. on two floors, the second floor forms a balcony around a spacious atrium...
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