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Saïda (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 33 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.5500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 22 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.3667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Principal city of Phoenicia from 2nd mill. BCE. Ruled by all major powers of ancient times. Embellished by Herod the Great, destroyed by Mongols in 1260, and flourished under Turkish rule after 1517. Declined after expulsion of French 1791 and earthquake 1837. |
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| Saïda (preferred,C,V)
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| Saydā (C,V)
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| Sayda (C,V)
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| Sidon (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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............ | ancient |
| Saida (C,V)
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| Ṣaydā (C,V)
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| Zidon (C,O)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Saïda (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded 3rd mill. BC |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| episcopal see (H) |
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