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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Sidon, Lebanon

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epa07857538 epa07857504 An aerial view taken with a drone showing Sidon's Sea Castle (L) in Sidon (Saida) south Lebanon, 20 September 2019. The city of Sidon is located on the Mediterranean coast of Lebanon. This ancient Phoenician city has been of great religious, political and commercial value; it is said to be inhabited since 4000 B.C. during the 13th century, the Crusaders built Sidon's Sea Castle as a fortress on a small island connected to the mainland by a narrow 80m long roadway. The island was formerly the site of a temple to Melqart, the Phoenician version of Heracles. The beauty of the Castle can be seen in old illustrations of it; however, after bearing several wars, it has been damaged and renovated several times. It was partially destroyed by the Mamluks when they took over the city from the Crusaders, but they subsequently rebuilt it and added the long causeway. The castle later fell into disuse but was again restored in the 17th century by Emir Fakhreddine II, only to suffer great damage. Great Sidon, Little Sidon, powerful fortresses, pastures, cisterns and fortifications are all mentioned in the Assyrian king Sennacherib's recordings of his attacks on Sidon and nearby cities. EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH

A picture taken with a drone shows an aerial view of the Sea Castle in Sidon (Saida), south Lebanon.

The ancient Phoenician port city of Sidon, that is located on the Mediterranean coast of present-day Lebanon, is said to have been inhabited since 4000 B.C. Sidon’s Sea Castle was built as a fortress on a small island connected to the mainland by a narrow long roadway by the Crusaders during the 13th century.

Photo: EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH

Sidon's Sea Castle in Sidon (Saida) south Lebanon

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