Sidon

Sidon
صيدا
Sidon's Sea Castle
Sidon's Sea Castle
Sidon is located in Lebanon
Sidon
Sidon
Location in Lebanon
Sidon is located in West and Central Asia
Sidon
Sidon
Sidon (West and Central Asia)
Coordinates: 33°33′38″N 35°22′33″E / 33.56056°N 35.37583°E / 33.56056; 35.37583
CountryLebanon
GovernorateSouth Governorate
DistrictSidon District
Settled3rd millennium BC
Area
 • City3.02 sq mi (7.82 km2)
 • Metro
10 sq mi (25 km2)
Population
 • City~80,000
 • Metro
~266,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code07

Sidon (/ˈsdən/ SY-dən) or Saida (/ˈsdə, ˈsɑːɪdə/ SY-də, SAH-id-ə; Arabic: صيدا, romanizedṢaydā) 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.