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  • Sidon Sea Castle

  • Sidon Sea Castle

    Sidon Sea Castle is a historic castle located in the city of Sidon in the South Governorate of Lebanon. It was built by the Crusaders in 1228 AD on the site of an ancient Phoenician temple dedicated to Melqart. The castle was later restored during the Islamic period.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Historic Center of Saida.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Sidon Sea Castle
    by Rabih omeiri, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Sidon Sea Castle

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2019

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Lebanon

    South

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    13th Century AD

    Crusaders

    Islamic

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    Crusaders Monuments

     

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