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town in Lebanon

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capital of Lebanon

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city in the South Governorate of Lebanon, also an ancient Phoenician city and the legendary birthplace of Europa and Elissa (Dido)

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North Lebanon

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Beit Shean Valley

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Sights (4)

Temple of Eshmun

The ruins of the temple of the Phoenician God of healing, about 4km north of the city centre.

2.3km

33.5857335.398204

Anjar, Lebanon

Lebanese town

61km

33.7258333335.92972222

Beqaa Valley

92km

34.0088888936.14527778

Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles

A massive and impressive fortress, 140m long and 70m wide, which began as a much smaller fort and encampment used by Raymond and the Crusaders to lay siege to Tripoli beginning in 1101. Following the reconquest of Tripoli by the Mamluks in 1289, the fortress was destroyed. In 1308, Esendemir al-Kurji, then governor of Tripoli, constructed a citadel to house troops on this site. Under Ottoman rule, significant restoration work and additions were made to the citadel. The present state of the citadel is largely the result of work undertaken by Mustafa Barbar Agha, governor of Tripoli at the beginning of the 19th century.

94km

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Nature

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Sidon

Lebanon
Someday we will visit Sidon or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Sidon

Sidon is a city in Lebanon. The people are largely Sunni Muslims. The main attraction of Sidon is its Sea Castle, built by the Crusaders in the 13th century.

Sidon has been inhabited since very early in prehistory. The archaeological site of Sidon II shows a lithic assemblage dating to the Acheulean, whilst finds at Sidon III include a Heavy Neolithic assemblage suggested to date just prior to the invention of pottery. It was one of the most important Phoenician cities, and it may have been the oldest. From there and other ports a great Mediterranean commercial empire was founded. Homer praised the skill of its craftsmen in producing glass, purple dyes, and its women's skill at the art of embroidery. It was also from here that a colonizing party went to found the city of Tyre. Tyre also grew into a great city, and in subsequent years there was competition between the two, each claiming to be the metropolis ('Mother City') of Phoenicia. Glass manufacturing, Sidon's most important enterprise in the Phoenician era, was conducted on a vast scale, and the production of purple dye was almost as important. The small shell of the Murex trunculus was broken in order to extract the pigment that was so rare it became the mark of royalty.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

14°C7
Precipitation: 198 mm

Feb

15°C8
Precipitation: 90 mm

Mar

19°C9
Precipitation: 59 mm

Apr

22°C11
Precipitation: 22 mm

May

28°C15
Precipitation: 23 mm

Jun

32°C19
Precipitation: 1 mm

Jul

34°C22
Precipitation: 1 mm

Aug

34°C23
Precipitation: 1 mm

Sep

32°C20
Precipitation: 6 mm

Oct

29°C17
Precipitation: 28 mm

Nov

22°C13
Precipitation: 96 mm

Dec

16°C9
Precipitation: 132 mm
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