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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-US"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="index.php?option=com_jetour&amp;view=otherpages&amp;otpage_id=4"><span style="color: #0364ab; font-family: Verdana; font-size: xx-small;">Beirut</span></a><span style="color: #0364ab; font-size: xx-small;"> <span style="color: #000000;">|</span> </span><a href="index.php?option=com_jetour&amp;view=otherpages&amp;otpage_id=10"><span style="color: #0364ab; font-family: Verdana; font-size: xx-small;">Mount Lebanon</span></a><span style="color: #0364ab; font-size: xx-small;"> <span style="color: #000000;">|</span> </span><a href="index.php?option=com_jetour&amp;view=otherpages&amp;otpage_id=11"><span style="color: #0364ab; font-family: Verdana; font-size: xx-small;">Bekaa</span></a><a href="Template1.aspx?MenuID=107"></a><span style="color: #0364ab; font-size: xx-small;"> <span style="color: #000000;">|</span> </span><a href="index.php?option=com_jetour&amp;view=otherpages&amp;otpage_id=12"><span style="color: #0364ab; font-family: Verdana; font-size: xx-small;">North</span></a><a href="Template1.aspx?MenuID=107"></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #0364ab;"><span> <span style="color: #000000;">|</span> </span></span><span style="color: #808080; font-family: Verdana;"><strong>South</strong></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-US">SAIDA (SIDON, SAIDON) is said to mean "fishing", and even today fishermen moor their boats in the small picturesque port. Sidon was the third great Phoenician city-state, rivaling Byblos and Tyre as a naval power. In Darius' time, towards the end of the 6th century B.C., it was the capital of the fifth Persian satrapy and a showplace of buildings and gardens. The town was conquered by the Crusaders after a famous siege lasting 47 days, and then retaken by Saladin 70 years later.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><br />Sidon is known as the capital of the South. It is surrounded by beautiful orchards of oranges, lemon, banana and loquat trees. The city's northern harbor is graced by Castle of the Sea, erected in the early 13th Century by the crusading Knights of St. John of the Hospital of Jerusalem on an islet at the mouth of the harbor.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><br />The shell of the Castle of St. Louis sits atop the Phoenician acropolis near Murex Hill, so named after the Murex shell from which the famous Phoenician purple dye was extracted. In the old town more recent buildings worth a visit are Khan as-Sabun, Khan el-Franj and the Great Mosque above the Egyptian Harbor which still retains the 13th Century walls of the fortress Church of the Hospitallers of St. John.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><br /><br /></span><strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-US">Ty<a name="Tyr"></a>r:</span></strong><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><br />Tyre is a beautiful town on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is located at the meeting point of three continents and, as such, has been the crossroads of many civilizations whose traces may still be seen today.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><br />Tyre was a major Phoenician seaport from about 2000 BC onwards through the Roman period.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><br />Phoenician Sour (Tyre), queen of the seas, an island city of unprecedented splendor. She grew wealthy from her far-reaching colonies and her industries of purple-dyed textiles but she also attracted the attention of jealous conquerors, among them the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar and Alexander the Great. </span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;" lang="EN-US"><br /><br />There are two major archaeological sites in the town that can be seen. The Al-Bass Site consists of an extensive necropolis, a three bay monumental arch, and one of the largest hippodromes ever found. All date from the 2nd century A.D to the 6th century A.D. The City Site, located on what was originally the Phoenician island city, is a vast district of civic buildings, colonnades, public baths, mosaics, streets, and a rectangular arena.</span></p>
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