Sidon
Sidon, or Saida (Arabic: صيدا, Saydā; Greek: Σιδώνα, Hebrew: צִידוֹן, Zaydo'wn), is the third biggest city in Lebanon. It is in the southern part of Lebanon at the waterside of the Mediterranean Sea. The name "Sidon" means a fishery.
History
Sidon was one of the most important cities of Phoenicia. From here, a great trading empire of the Mediterranean area was made. It was known for people who were good in making glass and purple cloth dyes. Glass making was a very important business in Sidon during in Phoenician times. People also made purple cloth dye.
Sidon Media
Persian style bull protome found in Sidon gives testimony of the Achaemenid rule and influence. Marble, 5th century BC
Tomb of the Mourning Women, Hellenistic necropolis of Sidon, now in the Istanbul Archaeology Museums
The Peutinger Table showing the location of Tyre and Sidon within the Roman Empire
Sidon Sea Castle, built by the Crusaders in AD 1228
Sidon with a view of the Mediterranean coast
Israeli soldiers in the port of Sidon, June 1982
Alleyway inside the Old Souks
Alleyways of the Old City of Sidon
Port of Sidon, 19th century
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