Sidon

Sidon صيدا Ṣaydā
Sidon Location in Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°33′38″N 35°23′53″E
Kintra	Lebanon
Govrenorate	Sooth Govrenorate
Destrict	Sidon Destrict
Aurie
- Ceety	2.7 sq mi (7 km2)
- Metro	9.7 sq mi (25 km2)
Indwallers
- Ceety	80,000
- Metro	266,000
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Simmer (DST)	+3 (UTC)
Wabsteid	www.saida.gov.lb

Sidon or Saïda (Arabic: صيدا‎, Ṣaydā; Phoenician: , Ṣydwn; Greek: Σιδών; Laitin: Sidon; Ebreu: צידון‎, Ṣīḏōn, Turkis: Sayda‎) is the third-lairgest ceety in Lebanon. It is locatit in the Sooth Govrenorate o Lebanon, on the Mediterranean coast, aboot 40 km (25 mi) north o Tyre an 40 km (25 mi) sooth o the caipital Beirut. In Genesis, Sidon is the son o Canaan the grandson o Noah. Its name coincides wi the modren Arabic wird for fishery.

Sidon is a ceety o 200,000 inhabitants who are owerwhelmingly Sunni Muslims

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

See an aw: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Lebanon

Sidon is twinned wi:

• Constanţa, Romanie
• Sofia, Bulgarie
• Sochi, Roushie