Sidon

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Sidon صيدا Saida
City
Sidon Location in Lebanon Sidon Sidon (West and Central Asia) Show map of LebanonShow map of West and Central AsiaShow all
Coordinates: 33°33′38″N 35°22′33″E / 33.56056°N 35.37583°E / 33.56056; 35.37583Coordinates: 33°33′38″N 35°22′33″E / 33.56056°N 35.37583°E / 33.56056; 35.37583
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Sidon District
Settled	3rd millennium BC
Area
• City	3.02 sq mi (7.82 km2)
• Metro	10 sq mi (25 km2)
Population
• City	~80,000
• Metro	~266,000
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	www.sidon.com

Sidon, known locally as Sayda or Saida (Arabic: صيدا‎), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast. Tyre to the south and Lebanese capital Beirut to the north are both about 40 kilometres (25 miles) away. Sidon has a population of about 80,000 within city limits, while its metropolitan area has more than a quarter-million inhabitants.

Name[]

ḏjdwnꜣ[1][2]
Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC)
Egyptian hieroglyphs

ḏddwnꜣ[3][4]
Egyptian hieroglyphs

The Phoenician name Ṣīdūn (