Sidon

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Sidon صيدا
City
Sidon's Sea Castle
Sidon Location in Lebanon Show map of Lebanon Sidon Sidon (West and Central Asia) Show map of West and Central Asia
Coordinates: 33°33′38″N 35°22′33″E / 33.56056°N 35.37583°E / 33.56056; 35.37583
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Sidon District
Settled	3rd millennium BC
Area
• City	3.02 sq mi (7.82 km2)
• Metro	10 sq mi (25 km2)
Population
• City	~80,000
• Metro	~266,000
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
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 both 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.