Editing Sidon (section)

==Main sights==
[[File:Carpsaida.jpg|thumb|Alleyway inside the Old Souks]]
[[File:Alleyways, Old city of Sidon, Lebanon.jpg|thumb|Alleyways of the Old City of Sidon]]
* [[Sidon Sea Castle]], a fortress built by the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Crusaders]] in the early 13th century. It is located near the Port of Sidon.
* [[Sidon Soap Museum]]. It traces the history of the soap making in the region and its different manufacturing steps.
* [[Khan al-Franj]] ("[[Caravanserai]] of the [[Farang|French]]"), a complex built in the 16th century, though erroneously credited to Emir [[Fakhreddin II|Fakhreddine II]] in the 17th century. It gained its name for accommodating French merchants and goods in order to develop trade with Europe. This is a typical [[khan (inn)|khan]] with a large rectangular courtyard and a central fountain surrounded by covered galleries.
* [[Debbane Palace]], a historical residence built in 1721, an example of Arab-Ottoman architecture.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.museumsaida.org/english/projet.htm |title=Welcome to Debbane Palace |publisher=Museumsaida.org |access-date=6 May 2009 |archive-date=11 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511222427/http://www.museumsaida.org/english/projet.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> This villa was earlier occupied by the Hammoud family in the 18th century and also by members of the famous Ottoman aristocrats of the [[Abaza clan]] in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The vaults at the ground level being originally stables for the villa residents and then turned into shops as part of the old souks, and known until recent time by association to the Abazas.
* [[Saint Louis Castle|The Castle of St. Louis]] (''Qalaat Al Muizz''). It was built by the Crusaders in the 13th century on top of the remains of a fortress built by the [[Fatimid]] caliph [[Al Muizz]]. It is located to the south of the Old Souks near [[Murex Hill]].
* [[Eshmun Temple]], dedicated to the [[Phoenicia]]n god of healing. Built in the 7th century BC, it is located in the north of Sidon near the [[Awali River]].
* The [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission|British War Cemetery]] in Sidon. Opened in 1943 by units of His Majesty's ([[King George VI]]) British Forces occupying the Lebanon after the [[Syria–Lebanon campaign|1941 campaign]] against the [[Vichy French]] troops. It was originally used for the burial of men who died while serving with the occupation force, but subsequently the graves of a number of the casualties of the 1941 campaign were moved into the cemetery from other burial grounds or from isolated positions in the vicinity. The cemetery now contains 176 [[Commonwealth]] burials of the [[Second World War]] and nine war graves of other nationalities. It was designed by G. Vey. It is perhaps the only garden in modern Sidon that is elegantly kept and cared for. It is not a public garden, but can be visited when the wardens have its gateways opened.<ref>{{cite web |author=Reading Room Manchester |url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2016405/Sidon%20War%20Cemetery |title=Cemetery Details |publisher=CWGC |access-date=2015-01-29 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006095641/http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2016405/Sidon%20War%20Cemetery |url-status=live }}</ref>