Sidon

For other uses, see Sidon (disambiguation).

Sidon صيدا
City
Saida's Sea Castle
Sidon Location in Lebanon Sidon Sidon (West and Central Asia)
Coordinates: 33°33′38″N 35°22′33″E
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Saida District
Settled	3rd millennium BC
Government
• Mayor	Mustafa al-Hijazi (Independent)
Area
• City	3.02 sq mi (7.82 km2)
• Metro	9.7 sq mi (25 km2)
Population
• City	~80,000
• Metro	~266,000
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	1600
Area code	07

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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 each 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.