A visitor to the city of Sidon current thought at first glance are messy or built Kiva agreed the case if one astray in the dark twisted alleyways. But one look at to Sidon Trina map that the latter city has the old style and has its own geometries. Most streets "as it is true that we call the streets stretching from the south to the north so that all lead to the marina, these streets longitudinal Intersecting streets cross from east to west and compose penchant" Msalabiyat "or squares but these streets or roads covered buildings stacked together take as sight dimmed special.
Sidon was in the sixteenth century city, too late where many of the devastation, but Prince Fakhruddin on large restored some former greatness of the Year 1595-1634 Vshehada current built some of them at the hands of this great prince.
As we find exclusively "concerned" was the top section of it a center for school mother of believers Aisha to his pigeons "bath new" This comes in second after bath Beiteddine Palace in terms of beauty and engineering have housing this palace Asaad Pasha bone and to Sidon 1143 e. And was a contemporary of Emir Melhem Shihabi.
Before moving into the country Barrani Mosque, which is located off Qishla gendarmerie, a building concerned and it seems that he is the first building built outside hunting for the title of that name. And has buried Prince Melhem on in a private room topped by a dome has written on his tomb as follows "In the name of God the Merciful kindergarten late Prince Melhem bin Maan died to the mercy of God, come in the middle of the month of Dhul Hijja and sixty eight thousand."
After this pass on to the door of the heart of Sidon and house its fifth time Fakhruddin and beyond. We find there is a large yard has been invited this arena courtyard door Serail relative to Galatasaray Fakhreddine list to the south built Fakhruddin and make it a center Overnmaal remains of this building this building exists to this day in the era of Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt housing this Serail Colonel Suleiman Pasha Frensawi and repaired. And to the east of the arena, we find collector Serail so called because of its proximity to the old palace.
On the western side was probably located on the palace of Prince Fakhruddin your proximity pigeons which still stands and called Mir bath. And to the north of the arena is located Khan Franks, a huge building occupies a large area has two main doors Mcefhan iron north overlooking the harbor and south overlooking the yard Serail. Khan built Fakhruddin Grant French traders in Sidon, a beautiful Ganat built by Fakhruddin in his emirate.
The word Khan means at the time a hotel or place of residence and a warehouse of goods and Khan in the true sense of the word. Khan Franks square surrounded by corridors on all four sides in the middle of a large courtyard open pond and some trees. It is a two-storey. Downstairs was some offices and warehouses of goods and some other stables for horses and we find today in its eastern part a stable real all Materials in the middle ancient well water for drinking and Alerh as well Artoaa. The upper floor of it was ready for habitation. Climb by an internal staircase to the roof construction Khit find her beautiful balconies look great on the port city of Sidon Sea Castle.
Housing construction Lima before the consuls of the French state and the Franciscan Fathers who built the Church of the east this church still remain to this day. They especially wide Latins in Sidon.
It is also effects on the church of the Jesuits is very Vdama shows they build Prince Fakhruddin on. This Medea is located in the Jesuit monastery which was received by the brothers Amartimeon about the year 1910. This monastery is being destroyed under the supervision of the Department of Antiquities.
And thought he was doing in this place the Persian royal palace known as paradise and who was staying Persian king or the greatest king a few months a year and sit at his right hand the king of Zidon commander Alvenyi Fleet and left the king of Tyre.
This is the most important archaeological sites in the city of Sidon and all due to the Covenant on.
Finally we mention the Great Omari Mosque. And is located near the Faculty of Islamic purposes is of Archaeological crusade is based on a high hill overlooking the sea on the west. It is the largest mosque in Sidon exquisite style beautiful engineering ample patios Church in Althat century to the Knights of St. John and then on after the era of the Crusaders to a mosque and you what he described as a French tourist Kieran when visiting Sidon in 1852.
"The Grand Mosque was Church as John has reformed years ago is based on the pillars of a strong length thirtieth meters and ten Mtar introduces him to the north portico adorned dome and topped with a beacon and located within this corridor pond to wash embellished columns old covered their heads lime."
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