Sidon Soap Museum
The Soap Museum is a museum based in a historic soap factory in Sidon, Lebanon specialized in Levantine soaps. It opened in November 2000 and is managed by the Audi Foundation.Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: Soap museum in Sidon, Lebanon
- Also known as: “Audi Soap Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sidon Land Castle and Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon.
Sidon Land Castle
Castle
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Castle of Saint Louis, also known as Qalaat al Muizz or the Land Castle, is a ruined castle in Sidon, Lebanon. It was built in 1254 by French crusaders on the site of an earlier Fatimid fortress, and was altered a number of times until the 17th century. Sidon Land Castle is situated 260 metres south of Sidon Soap Museum.
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon
Church
Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon is a diocese of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church suffragan of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Tyre. Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon is situated 220 metres northeast of Sidon Soap Museum.
Sidon Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Rustumpasha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sidon Synagogue is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the old city of Sidon in the Jewish neighborhood or quarter known colloquially as ḥarat al-yahūd. The synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in the world. Sidon Synagogue is situated 210 metres northwest of Sidon Soap Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sidon and Hlaliyeh Saida.
Sidon
Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Hlaliyeh Saida
Village
Al-Helaliyah, also spelled Hilalieh, is a municipality of Sidon in Lebanon. It is located 43 kilometres from Beirut.
Bramiyeh
Village
Al-Bramiyah, also spelled Bramieh, is a municipality in the Sidon District of the South Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 35 kilometres from Beirut.
Sidon Soap Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.56263° or 33° 33′ 46″ northLongitude
35.37138° or 35° 22′ 17″ eastInception
1600Open location code
8G5QH97C+3HOpenStreetMap ID
way 570200130OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7509465
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Slovenian—“Sidon Soap Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف الصابون في صيدا”
- Arabic: “متحف عودة”
- Armenian: “Օճառի թանգարան”
- French: “Musée du Savon de Sidon”
- German: “Seifenmuseum von Sidon”
- Slovenian: “Muzej mila Audi”
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