Sidon:
Sidon is the third-largest city in Lebanon. Its name means a fishery. It is a city of 200,000 inhabitants mainly of the Muslim Sunni, Shiite, and Christian Greek Catholic and Maronite.
Sidon’s main street is busy with small shops and commerce. A quaint city, visitors enjoy touring the souk (vaulted marketplace), khan, castle, and other historical sites.
The city is known for its production of engraved wooden boxes and furniture, copper and brass trays, olive oil soap, ebony and bone-handled cutlery.
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