Biblical place

Where was Sidon?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Sandikli archaeological site in Sidon.

First appears in Genesis 10:19 · 16 books · 30 chapters

Overview

A fishery, a town on the Mediterranean coast, about 25 miles north of Tyre. It received its name from the “first-born” of Canaan, the grandson of Noah (Gen. 10:15, 19). Modern identification: Sandikli archaeological site in Sidon.

Sidon is represented in the local geography layer as Sandikli archaeological site in Sidon. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 10:19 and is mentioned across 16 books, with 37 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Damascus

About 87 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 88 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Galilee

About 90 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 96 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 144 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Sidon today

Travel to Sidon, the modern-day Sandikli archaeological site in Sidon.

Sidon is commonly identified with Sandikli archaeological site in Sidon, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Sidon is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Sandikli archaeological site in Sidon

33.561°N · 35.372°E

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