Sidon
Sidon
صيدا | |
|---|---|
Saida's Sea Castle | |
Sidon Location in Lebanon Sidon Sidon (West and Central Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 33°33′38″N 35°22′33″E / 33.56056°N 35.37583°E | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Saida District |
| Settled | 3rd millennium BC |
| Area | |
• City | 3.02 sq mi (7.82 km2) |
| • Metro | 9.7 sq mi (25 km2) |
| Population | |
• City | ~80,000 |
| • Metro | ~266,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 1600 |
| Area code | 07 |
Sidon (/ˈsaɪdən/ SY-dən), or Saida (/ˈsaɪdə, ˈsɑːɪdə/ SY-də, SAH-id-ə; Arabic: صيدا, romanized: Ṣaydā), is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located on the Mediterranean coast in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital. Tyre, to the south, and the Lebanese capital of Beirut, to the north, are each about 40 kilometres (25 miles) away. Sidon has a population of about 80,000 within the city limits, while its metropolitan area has more than a quarter-million inhabitants.