Sidon Sea Castle
Sidon's Sea Castle was built by the crusaders in the thirteenth century as a fortress of the Holy Land. It is one of the most prominent historical sites in the port city of Sidon, Lebanon.Photo: Heretiq, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Photo: Zaatari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon and Sidon Synagogue.
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 350 metres southeast of Sidon Sea Castle.
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 340 metres south of Sidon Sea Castle.
Sidon Soap Museum
Museum
Photo: BlingBling10, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Sidon Soap Museum is situated 510 metres south of Sidon Sea Castle.
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 Sea Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: fortress of the Holy Land (13th Century)
- Categories: crusader castle, tourist attraction, historic site, and tourism
- Location: South Governorate, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.56719° or 33° 34′ 2″ northLongitude
35.37099° or 35° 22′ 16″ eastInception
1228Open location code
8G5QH98C+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 975007853OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=historicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2918974
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Sidon Sea Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة صيدا البحرية”
- Arabic: “قلعة صيدا البحرية”
- Arabic: “قلعة صيدا”
- Armenian: “Սիդոնի բերդ”
- Catalan: “Castell del Mar”
- Chinese: “海中城堡”
- Chinese: “賽達海城堡”
- Czech: “Mořský hrad Sidón”
- Czech: “Mořský hrad”
- French: “Chateau de Sidon, ou de la Mer”
- French: “Château De Sidon, Ou De La Mer”
- French: “Chateau de Sidon”
- French: “château de Sidon”
- French: “Château de Sidon”
- Georgian: “სიდონის ციხესიმაგრე”
- German: “Kreuzfahrerburg von Sidon”
- German: “Meeresschloss von Sidon”
- German: “Seeschloss Sidon”
- German: “Wasserschloss von Sidon”
- Greek: “Παράλιο κάστρο της Σιδώνας”
- Hebrew: “מבצר הים בצידון”
- Italian: “Castello del Mare di Sidone”
- Japanese: “サイダの海上防壁”
- Portuguese: “Castelo do Mar de Sídon”
- Russian: “Сидонская крепость”
- Slovenian: “Morski grad, Sidon”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Sidon”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Sidón”
- Swedish: “Sidons sjöslott”
- Turkish: “Sidon Deniz Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Сидонська фортеця”
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