The large main hall, called Basket-Hall 1,[1] has a seating capacity of 7,482 people for basketball and 8,000 for concerts.

The small hall, called Basket-Hall 2,[1] which is mainly used for training, has a seating capacity of 1,500.

[3] The arena opened in August 2003, at a construction cost of $14 million.

It was also previously used by the Russian volleyball club VC Zenit-Kazan.

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