Fun fact 1 about Sidon
city
The Phoenician name Ṣīdūn likely meant 'fishery' or 'fishing town'.
Sidon
Lebanon
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Sidon
Lebanon
Country
Lebanon
Population
163.6K
Coordinates
33.56, 35.37
Sidon, or Saida, 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 away.
From the “Etymology” section
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