the districts of tyre and sidon are in the country of south governorate.
the districts of tyre and sidon are in the country of south governorate.
in what country are the districts of tyre and sidon?
south governorate
bullet::::- sidon is the third largest city in lebanon and the capital of the south governorate. it lies on the mediterranean sea, 40 km north of tyre and 40 km south of the capital beirut. sidon has been inhabited since very early in prehistory. it was one of the most important phoenician cities and may also have been the oldest. from here, 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. like other phoenician city-states, sidon suffered from a succession of conquerors. at the end of the persian era in 351 bc, it was invaded by the emperor artaxerxes iii and then by alexander the great in 333 bc when the hellenistic era of sidon began. under the successors of alexander, it enjoyed relative autonomy and organized games and competitions in which the greatest athletes of the region participated. the historical core of sidon is a mamluk-era old city that extends between the sea castle and the st. louis castle. located on a promontory jutting into the sea, this walled medieval city is very well preserved and is still inhabited today. the old city resembles a vaulted maze with narrow alleyways and winding streets. arched pathways connect the different neighborhoods of the city. on street level, numerous souvenir shops and mini-markets can be found with old-fashioned bakeries making crunchy whole wheat bread, called "kaak". a lot of the alleys take the name of their residents' occupations like the "carpenters' alley" and the "tailors' alley". several mosques dating back to the umayyad era are still preserved and are open to the public. sidon's old city is home to many ancient churches and old stone mosques that were built above pagan temples. sidon was used as the official port of trade by damascus and mount lebanon for the import and export of goods with egypt and europe. sidon's mercantile community was portrayed in its infrastructure: a large number of caravanserais, the biggest of which is "khan el franj", old harbors with multiple quays, and the sidon sea castle, a fort that guards the port.
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sidon was the site of an ancient christian community, dating back to the dawn of christianity. the historical and christian origins of sidon dates back to the new testament, in the gospel of matthew (mt 15: 21-28) reports: "from there, jesus withdrew to the region of tyre and sidon" and in the gospel of mark (mk 7, 31) states: "jesus left the region of tyre, and came through sidon to the sea of galilee midst of the coasts of decapolis". on the arrest and imprisonment of paul, in the acts of the apostles (acts 27.3): "the next day we touched at sidon, and julius treated paul the benevolent, allowed him to go to his friends and to seek care." however, the presence of a bishop is historically attested for the first time at the first council of nicaea of 325. in roman crusade was the seat of a diocese of the latin rite.
melkite greek catholic archeparchy of sidon