Sidon is the Greek name (meaning ‘fishery’) for the ancient Phoenician port city of Sidonia (also known as Saida) in what is, today, Lebannon (located about 25 miles south of Beirut). Along with the city of Tyre, Sidon was the most powerful city-state of ancient Phoenicia and first manufactured the purple dye which made Tyre famous and was so rare and expensive that the color purple became synonymous with royalty.
More about Sidon and the Pheonician trade.
Anthony Rahayel intervjuade Dr. Antoine Khoury Harb om Libanons ursprungsnamn. Harb har Ph.D i historia och arkeologi och generalsekreterare för “Fondation du Patrimoine Libanais”, en auktoritet i det libanesiska folkets historia och arv. Hela intervjun längst ner i denna artikel. Utdrag… “Druzerna kom inte från […]
Sicherzustellen, dass jeder weiterhin Zugang zu den grundlegenden menschlichen Bedürfnissen hat, ist und war immer unsere Priorität. Und dank der ständigen Unterstützung von Empower Lebanon konnten wir unsere Reichweite erweitern und 125 Familien in der Region Bekaa helfen. Nächster Halt –> Saida
Tyre is Lebanon’s fourth largest city and is sometimes referred to as “Queen of the Seas.” These words were written on CNN site and not by a Lebanese reporter; not only that but the article also described the summer of Tyre as “a picturesque summer […]
Developed by ODiaspora team. Themed By MH Magazine
