On July 1st President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev officially inaugurated Shirvan Olympic Sport Complex.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the facility took place in 2010.
Youth and Sport Minister Azad Rahimov told the Head of State that the total area of the complex was 4.5 hectares.
The complex will feature a 44-bed hotel.
The Head of State was informed of the projects to repair and reconstruct Olympic Movement Museum and Hand-played Games Palace.
The complex has an auditorium and offices. It has a 980-seat gym for football, volleyball and basketball competitions, as well as a pool. It also has a 1020-seat football stadium, and mini-football and basketball grounds.

President Ilham Aliyev then inaugurated Ammunition Utilization Center at Araz factory of the Defence Industry Ministry, and opened large-caliber cartridge production center in Shirvan.

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