Jean de Thévenot (16 June 1633 – 28 November 1667) was a French traveller in the East, who wrote extensively about his journeys. He was also a linguist , natural scientist and botanist .
67-516: (Redirected from Thevenot ) Thévenot is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jean de Thévenot (1633–1667), French traveller, nephew of Melchisédech Thévenot Laurent Thévenot (born 1949), French sociologist Melchisédech Thévenot (1620–1692), French scientist and traveller Pascal Thévenot (born 1966), French politician Prisca Thévenot (born 1985), French politician [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
134-612: A Roman colony , it was notionally refounded and given the formal name Colonia Aurelia Pia Sidon to honour its imperial sponsor . During the crusades , Sidon was known in Latin as Sagittus and in Old French as Saete , Sayette or Sagette . In the Book of Genesis , Sidon was the first-born son of Canaan , who was a son of Ham , thereby making Sidon a great-grandson of Noah . In antiquity, Sidon held prominence as
201-454: A Sidon native, conceived the idea to establish a treatment plant for the city's decades-old chronic waste problem. He established the privately funded IBC Enviro and the treatment plant became operational in 2013. The Ministry of Environment came up with a $ 50,000+ plan to clean the whole area and transform the dump into a green space, along with other heaps in the country. Qamla beach in Sidon,
268-576: A coast in close proximity to the Sea Castle, witnessed a large municipal cleanup in May 2011, as it was an easy target of rubbish being washed up by the Makab. These plans aim to revive the former glory of the city's coasts and attract tourists who avoided swimming in Sidon's sea before. The project of cleaning the region where the waste dump has already started, and currently a waves-barrier is being built, and
335-513: A column. Sidon capitulated in two days, and the British went on to Acre . This action was recalled in two Royal Navy vessels being named HMS Sidon . The 19th century brought significant changes to the Jewish community of Sidon. By 1830, the community, comprising around twenty-five families of primarily Arabic-speaking merchants, had customs akin to those of Judean Jews . Starting in 1850,
402-583: A core of loyal adherents since the middle of the 20th century. While the El-Bizri were Levantine in their Arabism (namely focused mainly on Bilad al-Shaam in regional politics), and the Solh being also similar to them in this, the Saad were leaning more towards a broader pan-Arabism (Nasserite, Libyan, and then Syrian). The Hariri family started to rise to political and economic prominence in the 1980s and became perhaps
469-407: A country composed of unequally developed regions. This legacy remains a heavy load to bear socially, culturally, economically and politically. Even though the public policies elaborated by the young Lebanese State were attempting to have regional perspectives, the early urban planning schemes reveal a development approach exclusively axed on Beirut and its suburbs. The post war development policy of
536-563: A cultural center by the municipality). In the 2000 and 2005 parliamentary elections, the Sidon District along with the Tyre and Bint Jbeil districts formed the first electoral district of South Lebanon. However, in the 2009 elections – and due to the reactivation of the 1960 electoral law – the city of Sidon was separated from its district to form a separate electoral district. The overwhelming majority of Sidon's population belong to
603-547: A curious and diligent observer. He was also well skilled in natural sciences , especially in botany , for which he made large collections in India . The account of his first journey was published at Paris in 1665, under the title Relation d’un voyage fait au Levant . It forms the first part of his collected Voyages . The licence is dated December 1663, and the preface shows that Thévenot himself arranged it for publication before leaving on his second voyage. Among other things, he
670-417: A separate legal and political status which made them into a kind of enclaves. At the same time, the remaining Jews of the city fled, and the Jewish cemetery fell into disrepair, threatened by coastal erosion. On Easter Sunday , 19 April 1981, at least sixteen people were killed in Sidon after the ( South Lebanon Army ) SLA's long-range artillery indiscriminately shelled the city centre. It was reported that it
737-650: A significant Phoenician city. Nestled on a mainland promontory and boasting two harbors. Throughout ancient history, Sidon had many conquerors: Assyrians , Babylonians , Egyptians , Persians , Greeks , and finally Romans . Under Persian rule, it eclipsed Tyre to become the paramount city in Phoenicia. In the New Testament era, Herod the Great visited Sidon. Both Jesus and Saint Paul are said to have visited it, too (see Biblical Sidon below). The city
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#1732797685101804-556: A succession of conquerors, first by the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BC, ending with its occupation by Alexander the Great in 333 BC, and the start of the Hellenistic period of Sidon's history. The Persian influence seems to have been profound, as is observed in the change of the architectural style of the city. In exchange for supporting his conquest of Egypt , King Cambyses II of Persia awarded Sidon with
871-532: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Jean de Th%C3%A9venot He was born in Paris and received his education in the Collège de Navarre . He was a nephew of Melchisédech Thévenot , with whom he is often confused. Thévenot conceived a desire to travel from reading other travel writing, and his wealth allowed him to fulfill this desire. Leaving France in 1652, he first visited England ,
938-608: Is limited to a region of 786 hectares in area and 5 meters in elevation, while each of the city's suburbs is administered by its own independent municipal council. Sidon is the center of the Governorate of South Lebanon , and hosts the seat of the Governor of Southern Lebanon. The city is also the center of the Sidon District and the Union of Sidon and Zahrani Municipalities (founded in 1978 and contains 15 municipalities). Sidon hosts
1005-733: Is mentioned in Papyrus Anastasi I as ḏjdwnꜣ . It appears in Biblical Hebrew as Ṣīḏōn ( Hebrew : צִידוֹן ) and in Syriac as Ṣidon ( ܨܝܕܘܢ ). This was Hellenised as Sidṓn ( Ancient Greek : Σιδών ), which was Latinised as Sidon and entered English in this form. The name appears in Classical Arabic as Ṣaydūn ( صَيْدونْ ) and in Modern Arabic as Ṣaydā ( صَيْدَا ). As
1072-447: The Ain al-Hilwa refugee camp. Studies in 2000 showed a population of 65,000 in the city, and around 200,000 in the metropolitan area. The little level land around the city is used for cultivation of wheat, vegetables, and fruits, especially citrus and bananas. The fishing in the city remains active with a newly opened fishery that sells fresh fish by bidding every morning. The ancient basin
1139-620: The Crusade of 1197 . It remained an important Crusader stronghold until it was destroyed by the Ayyubids in 1249. In 1260, it was again destroyed by the Mongols led by Kitbuqa . The remains of the original walls are still visible. During the 12th century, Benjamin of Tudela noted the presence of approximately twenty Jews, possibly families, in Sidon, which he described as a "large city." After Sidon came under Ottoman Turkish rule in
1206-662: The Greek islands, and finally to Egypt, landing at Alexandria on New Year's Day, 1657. He stayed for a year in Egypt , then visited Sinai , and, upon returning to Cairo , joined the Lent pilgrim caravan to Jerusalem . He visited the chief places of pilgrimage in Palestine , and, after being twice taken by corsairs , got back to Damietta by sea, and was again in Cairo in time to view
1273-739: The Lycian tomb and the Sarcophagus of the Crying Women were discovered, which are now on display at the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul . When Sidon fell under Roman domination, it continued to mint its own silver coins. The city was embellished by Herod , king of Judaea , who built there a theatre. By the First Jewish–Roman War , Sidon sheltered enough Jews that local pagans hesitated to attack them during
1340-602: The Netherlands , Germany and Italy . At Rome he fell in with D'Herbelot , who invited him to be his companion in a projected voyage to the Levant . D'Herbelot was detained by private affairs, but Thévenot sailed from Rome in May 1655, and, after vainly waiting five months at Malta , took passage for Constantinople alone. He remained in Constantinople until the following August, and then proceeded to Smyrna ,
1407-636: The Royal necropolis of Sidon was extensively excavated by the Ottomans, and its treasures transferred to Istanbul (like the Alexander sarcophagus ). Sidon was a small fishing town of 10,000 inhabitants in 1900. After World War I it became part of the French Mandate of Lebanon . During World War II the city, together with the rest of Lebanon, was captured by British forces fighting against
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#17327976851011474-539: The South Governorate , of which it is the capital. Tyre , to the south, and the Lebanese capital of Beirut , to the north, are both about 40 kilometres (25 miles) away. Sidon has a population of about 80,000 within the city limits , while its metropolitan area has more than a quarter-million inhabitants. The Phoenician name Ṣīdūn ( 𐤑𐤃𐤍 , ṢDN ) probably meant "fishery" or "fishing town". It
1541-519: The Vichy French , and following the war it became a major city of independent Lebanon . Following the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight , Palestinian refugees arrived in Sidon, as in other Lebanese cities, and were settled at the large refugee camps of Ein el-Hilweh and Mieh Mieh . At first these consisted of enormous rows of tents, but gradually houses were constructed. The refugee camps constituted de facto neighborhoods of Sidon, but had
1608-536: The surname Thévenot . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thévenot&oldid=1166313829 " Categories : Surnames Surnames of French origin French-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
1675-515: The 5th century BC, and that his mother was a priestess of ‘Ashtart , "the goddess of the Sidonians." In this inscription the gods Eshmun and Ba‘al Sidon 'Lord of Sidon' (who may or may not be the same) are mentioned as chief gods of the Sidonians. ‘Ashtart is entitled ‘Ashtart-Shem-Ba‘al, '‘Ashtart the name of the Lord', a title also found in an Ugaritic text. Nebuchadnezzar II subjugated
1742-632: The Amarna Period, Egypt went into decline, leading to uprising and turmoil in the Levant. There was rivalry between Lebanese coastal city-states fighting for dominance, with Abimilku of Tyre in the south, and Rib-Hadda of Byblos in the north. Byblos became significantly weakened as the dominant city on the Lebanese coast. Further north, the Akkar Plain rebelled and became the kingdom of Amurru with Hittite support. The Mitanni Empire, an ally of
1809-498: The East, calling at Alexandria and landing at Sidon , whence he proceeded by land to Damascus , Aleppo , and then through Mesopotamia to Mosul , Baghdad and Mendeli . Here he entered Persia (27 August 1664), proceeding by Kermanshah and Hamadan to Isfahan , where he spent five months (October 1664 - February 1665), and then joining company with the merchant Tavernier , proceeded by Shiraz and Lar to Bander-Abbasi , in
1876-635: The Egyptians, had dominated Syria but now fell apart due to the military campaigns of Suppiluliuma I of Hatti . Tutankhamun and his general Horemheb scrambled to keep Egyptian control over southern Levant, as the Hittites became overlords in the north. The oldest testimony documenting words in the Phoenician language of Sidon, is also from this period. The Book of Deuteronomy (3, 9) reads: "the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion". In other words: Mount Hermon
1943-687: The El-Bizris was at times intimidating on the local scene, but they were also known for their goodwill and dignified public service. The Saad family developed their links with Nasserism in the 1950s and engaged in the uprising and armed protest of 1958 against the government of the Lebanese President Chamoun. They also became involved in the civil war as part of the left wing politics of the Lebanon (Al-Haraka al-Wataniyya) with PLO connections, and they actively contributed to resisting
2010-534: The Israeli occupation after 1982. The Saads remained populist in their politics and focused on the grassroots, while the El-Bizri were generally appealing to the middle and upper classes. In the middle 1980s, the Hariri family began to rise to prominence and became the most influential in Sidon in political and financial terms, even though the presence of the Saad and the El-Bizri in local politics remained significant at
2077-458: The Lebanese state as government ministers, officials and mayors. The Saad politicians tended to be populist and became engaged in violent protests in the 1940s, 1950s and then during the Lebanese civil war as Nasserites (populist followers of Nasser in Lebanon). The local political conflict between these two families was always resolved through amicable means and ties of kinship. Their hold over
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2144-529: The Palais de Justice, Sidon's main courthouse, and shot dead three magistrates and a chief prosecutor. The attackers escaped. No group claimed responsibility but suspicion focused on Osbat al-Ansar whose leader had been sentenced to death in absentia for the murder of the head of the Sufi Al-Ahbash movement and the attempted assassination of the mufti of Tripoli . He was believed to be in hiding in
2211-709: The Saad political practices were bent on social justice and on local service in public affairs. The El-Bizri were since the Ottoman rule bent on serving the state, and this continued with their loyalty and support to the successive governments of Lebanon since the times of independence. They also helped eminent politicians and statesmen from Sidonian descent such as the Prime Ministers Riad Solh , Takieddine el-Solh and Rashid Solh, they also gave their support to former Prime Minister Saeb Salam , father of Tamam Salam , Prime Minister 2014–2016. The presence of
2278-560: The State, promoted by Hariri government (1992–1998), was centered around balanced development and is widely inspired by the 1943 Pact and the 1989 Taef agreement (LABAKI1993: 104). However the application of this policy aims mainly at the rehabilitation and construction of roads and infrastructures (electricity, telephone, sewage). Another of its components is the rehabilitation of government buildings (airport, port, schools, universities and hospitals). Transportation projects (mainly concentrated on
2345-801: The Sunni sect of Islam, with a small number of Shiites and Christians. Sidon is the seat of the Greek Melkite Catholic Archbishop of Sidon and Deir el Qamar , and has housed a significant Catholic population throughout its history. Sidon also hosts the seat of the Shiite Ayatollah of South Lebanon. In the 1930s, when Lebanon was still under the French mandate, Sidon had the largest Jewish population in Lebanon, estimated at 3,588, compared to 3,060 in Beirut , however by
2412-565: The area indicate settlements from the earliest prehistorical ] times. Sidon I, II and III are prehistoric sites, while Sidon I is the tell of ancient Sidon starting from the Early Bronze Age. Sidon I is an archaeological site located to the east of the city, south of the road to Jezzine . An assemblage of flint tools was found by P. E. Gigues suggested to date between 3800 and 3200 BC. The collection included narrow axes or chisels that were polished on one side and flaked on
2479-468: The author discusses the development predominance of Beirut over the rest of the regions of Lebanon (North, South and Beqaa) is a well-known imbalance that can be dated to the early 19th century. With the expansion of Beirut in the 1870s, urban growth in the future capital outpaced Tripoli and Saida. Transportation routes, missionary schools, universities and hospitals as well as the Beirut port development and
2546-595: The broader massacre of Jews in Greco-Syrian towns in 66 CE, as documented by Josephus . The Romans built a theater and other major monuments in the city, and an underground Mithraeum was discovered. In the reign of Elagabalus , a Roman colony was established there. During the Byzantine Empire , when the great earthquake of AD 551 destroyed most of the cities of Phoenice , the law school of Berytus took refuge in Sidon. The town continued quietly for
2613-538: The city of Tyre . Tyre also grew into a great city, and in subsequent years there was competition between the two, each claiming to be the metropolis ('Mother City') of Phoenicia . During the Phoenician era, Sidon thrived on two pivotal industries: glass manufacturing and purple dye production. The city's glass production operated on an extensive scale, while the manufacturing of purple dye held nearly equal importance. The magnitude of Sidon's purple dye production
2680-710: The city to be part of the Neo-Babylonian Empire . Sidon's navy played a significant role in the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC, aligning with the Persian fleet against the Greeks. From the mid-fifth century BC onward, warships became a prominent feature on the city's coinage. At the end of the Persian era, in 351 BC, Phoenicia was invaded by Artaxerxes III . Like other Phoenician city-states, Sidon suffered from
2747-619: The city. The Hammuds also served as government customs agents and tax collectors for various Ottoman religious foundations. During the Egyptian–Ottoman War , Sidon, like much of Ottoman Syria , was occupied by the forces of Muhammad Ali of Egypt . His ambitions were opposed by the British Empire, which backed the Ottomans. The British Admiral Charles Napier , commanding a mixed squadron of British, Turkish and Austrian ships, bombarded Sidon on 26 September 1840, and landed with
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2814-516: The coastal line) constitute 25% of the budget of 10-year economic plan developed by the CDR (BAALBAKI 1994: 90). However, all these projects are predominantly concentrated around Beirut, ignoring the regions. Near the southern entrance to the city used to be a 'rubbish mountain' called at the time by the locals the Makab ; namely, a 600,000 cubic metre heap that reached the height of a four-story building. It
2881-508: The commerce of silk participated to the fortification of Beirut as a major trade center for Mediterranean exchange (ARNAUD 1993; LABAKI 1999: 23). However, the establishment of Great Lebanon in 1920, under the French mandate, added the poorer areas of the North (Akkar), Beqaa (Baalbak-Hermel) and the South (Jabal Aamel) to the relatively affluent cities of Mount Lebanon. This addition made of Lebanon
2948-487: The community witnessed growth as Maghrebi Jews , initially settled in the Chouf Mountains above Beirut, migrated to Sidon and Beirut amidst escalating Druze - Maronite tensions and the ensuing 1860 war. With roots in mountain traditions, they introduced citrus cultivation on the outskirts of Sidon, leading to the construction of a new synagogue in 1860 to meet the needs of the expanding community. From 1887
3015-510: The country by Golconda to Masulipatam , returning overland to Surat, from which he sailed to Bander-Abbasi and went up to Shiraz. He passed the summer of 1667 at Isfahan , disabled by an accidental pistol -shot; and in October started for Tabriz , but died on the way at Mianeh on 28 November 1667. Thévenot was an accomplished polyglot , skilled in Turkish , Arabic and Persian , and
3082-557: The early 16th century, it became the capital of the Sidon Eyalet (province) and regained a great deal of its earlier commercial importance. In 1521, Moses Basola encountered twenty families of Musta'rabi Jews during his visit to Sidon. During the 18th century, the city was dominated by the Hammud family of notables, who monopolized the production and exporting of cotton in the region and built numerous palaces and public works in
3149-508: The end of 1990s most of the Jewish population had emigrated leaving their cemitery and other sites in a state of abandonment. Sidon is home to numerous educational facilities ranging from public elementary schools to private universities. According to a 2006 study, the city is home to 29 schools that serve a total of 18,731 students: 37% are in public schools, 63% are in private schools. Sidon also contains 10 universities, 5 of which are private universities. The following archaeological sites in
3216-437: The following day by firing 60–80 rockets into the security zone and northern Israel. According to UNIFIL observers the missiles appeared to be targeted at uninhabited areas. The attack on Sidon is credited with leading to a truce between Hizbollah and Amal and increased cooperation between the two groups and the Lebanese Army . This was evident in the Ansariya ambush the following month. On 8 June 1999 two gunmen entered
3283-447: The hope of finding a passage to India . This was difficult, because of the opposition of the Dutch, and though Tavernier was able to proceed, Thévenot found it prudent to return to Shiraz. Having visited the ruins of Persepolis , he made his way to Basra and sailed for India on 6 November 1665, in the ship "Hopewell," arriving at the port of Surat on 10 January 1666. He was in Mughal Empire of India for thirteen months, and crossed
3350-498: The level of visibility and activism. The Saad family developed its original politics from within the sphere of influence of the El-Bizri family and then became a power to reckon with on its own after 1948, and most powerfully in 1958, then in the civil war and until the present today. Maarouf Saad, the leader of his family, and a local influential politician, was assassinated at the eve of the Lebanese civil war in 1975. The Saads retained their populism and grassroots appeal, and attracted
3417-529: The most influential family in Lebanon by the mid-1990s, following modern forms of political practice through a large party (Future Movement) that cuts across various economic classes. According to a 2013 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report "data also point to an increase in urban poverty especially in Lebanon's largest cities suburbs such as Beirut, Tripoli and Saida, as illustrated by poverty-driven symptoms (child labour, over-crowding and deteriorated environment conditions)." In another UNDP report,
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#17327976851013484-457: The next century, until the Muslim conquest of the Levant in 636. On 4 December 1110, Sidon was captured after the siege of Sidon , a decade after the First Crusade , by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem and King Sigurd I of Norway . It then became the center of the Lordship of Sidon , an important vassal-state of the Kingdom of Jerusalem . Saladin captured it from the Crusaders in 1187, but German Crusaders restored it to Christian control in
3551-435: The opening of the canal on the rise of the Nile (14 August 1658). In January 1659 he sailed from Alexandria in an English ship, visiting Goletta and Tunis (Tunisia) on the way, and, after a sharp engagement with Spanish corsairs, one of which fell a prize to the English merchantman, reached Leghorn (Italy) on 12 April. He now spent four years at home in studies useful to a traveller. In November 1663 again sailed for
3618-470: The political aspects of the city was similar to that of Mediterranean families in Sicily or to being also influenced by the ties of Arab families, clans, and tribes in traditionalist forms. The most notable figures of the El-Bizri family in the first half of the 20th century were: Ahmad El-Bizri (born 1899), Salah El-Bizri, Eizeddine El-Bizri (commonly known as Eizzo) and Anwar El-Bizri (born 1910). These four brothers were businessmen and politicians who dominated
3685-489: The political life of the city up till the late 1940s, using traditional inherited forms of governance since Ottoman times. With intelligence and strength they maintained their power for over 50 years. It is from their ranks that Maarouf Saad started his public life, and their close cousins, Nazih El-Bizri, Amin El-Bizri, and Fouad El-Bizri became the next generation of politicians and statesmen in Lebanon; holding positions as ministers and members of parliament. The El-Bizri and
3752-418: The same year and at Amsterdam in 1727 (5 vols.). There is an early English translation by A. Lovell ( folio , London, 1687). Sidon Sidon ( / ˈ s aɪ d ən / SY -dən ) or Saida ( / ˈ s aɪ d ə , ˈ s ɑː ɪ d ə / SY -də, SAH -id-ə ; Arabic : صيدا , romanized : Ṣaydā ) is the third-largest city in Lebanon . It is located on the Mediterranean coast in
3819-405: The southern regional headquarters of a series of governmental facilities like the Central Bank of Lebanon, Électricité du Liban, Central Telecommunications Station and others. It is also the home of the Justice Palace of South Lebanon in its new headquarters on East Boulevard (the old headquarters were an old Ottoman Saray that is currently occupied by the LSF and is planned to be transformed into
3886-509: The surrender of the Christian front, and Christians were forced to move to east Beirut . After the war ended in 1990, some Christians gradually returned to their hometowns but in 2000 many fled to Israel. The local politics of Sidon in the 20th century was mainly dominated up till the 1980s by allegiances around two main families, the El-Bizri and Saad. The El-Bizri politicians were known for their business connections, close ties with eminent Lebanese and Levantine leaders, and their bent on serving
3953-405: The territories of Dor , Joppa , and the Plain of Sharon . Under the Diadochi or successors of Alexander, it enjoyed relative autonomy and organised games and competitions in which the greatest athletes of the region participated. In the Hellenistic period necropolis of Sidon, important finds such as the Alexander Sarcophagus (likely the tomb of King Abdalonymus rather than Alexander ),
4020-409: The vast bulk of the waste dump being cleared. The city of Sidon is administered by the Municipality of Sidon. The municipality is constituted of a council of 21 members including the City Mayor and his Deputy. It has administrative and financial independence but remains under the control and supervision of the central government, specifically the Ministry of Interior. The municipality's jurisdiction
4087-416: Was called "Sirion", in (the Phoenician language of) Sidon. Sidon was one of the most important Phoenician cities, and it may have been the oldest. From there and other ports, a great Mediterranean commercial empire was founded. Homer praised the skill of its craftsmen in producing glass, purple dyes, and its women's skill at the art of embroidery. It was also from here that a colonising party went to found
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#17327976851014154-453: Was eventually conquered by the Arabs and then by the Ottoman Turks . Sidon has been inhabited since very early in prehistory . The archaeological site of Sidon II shows a lithic assemblage dating to the Acheulean , whilst finds at Sidon III include a Heavy Neolithic assemblage suggested to date just prior to the invention of pottery . Around 1350 BC, Sidon was part of the Egyptian Empire and ruled by Zimredda of Sidon . During
4221-401: Was evident through a considerable mound of discarded Murex trunculus shells discovered near the southern harbor. These shells were broken to extract the precious pigment, so rare that it became synonymous with royalty. In AD 1855, the sarcophagus of King Eshmun’azar II was discovered. From a Phoenician inscription on its lid, it appears that he was a "king of the Sidonians," probably in
4288-505: Was in response to a request from Bashir Gemayel in connection with ongoing Syrian attacks on Phalangist positions around Zahle . Israel denied involvement. After the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon Sidon was occupied by the Israeli army for almost two and a half years. On 18 August 1997, following a roadside bomb near Jezzine which killed two teenage members of a SLA leader's family, SLA artillery shelled Sidon killing seven civilians and wounding thirty-five. Hizbollah responded
4355-503: Was one of the European travellers to include a story about the origins of the medieval Arabic document, the Achtiname of Muhammad , which claims that the Islamic prophet, Muhammad , had personally confirmed a grant of protection and other privileges to the monks of Saint Catherine's Monastery in Egypt . The second and third parts of Thévenot's Voyages were posthumously published from his journals in 1674 and 1684 (all quarto ). A collected edition appeared at Paris in 1689, duodecimos
4422-509: Was originally created to dispose of the remains of buildings destroyed in Israeli air strikes during the 1982 invasion, but it then became the main dump for the city. Growing out of the sea, it became an environmental hazard, with medical waste and plastic bags polluting nearby fishing grounds. Sidon politicians, including the Hariri family, failed for decades to resolve the Makab crisis—which has endangered residents' health (especially during episodic burning). In 2004, Engineer Hamzi Moghrabi,
4489-463: Was transformed into a fishing port, while a small quay was constructed to receive small commercial vessels (see "Old City" and the "Architecture and landscape" sections below). Saida Municipal Stadium was inaugurated in 2000 for the Asian Football Confederation's Cup 2000 . This sectarian and demographic division rose to the surface during the Lebanese Civil War , when armed clashes erupted between Sunni Muslims and Christians. The clashes ended with
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