Republican Hall

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Republican Hall (Arabic: الصالة الجمهورية aṣ-ṣālah al-jamhūrīyah) is an iconic neoclassical venue in Nasser City, the capital city of the Arab Union, constructed between 1975 and 1980 and refurbished after significant wartime damage. Republican Hall serves as the official workplace of the Prime Minister of the Arab Union and headquarters of his cabinet, namely the Council of Ministers, the executive branch of the Arab Union federal government. It is located in the Nasser City borough of Markez Asimeh across Republican Square from the Arab National Armoury.

Republican Hall has one of the largest auditoriums in the country, officially called the Gamal Abdel Nasser Forum, which is frequently used by various public and private conventions and national and international summits. The Gamal Abdel Nasser Forum within the Republican Hall is also used to host joint sessions of the Arab Congress (sessions at which both chambers are present), which normally meet separately in the North and South Parliament Buildings on Victory Square in Nasser City.