City profile · Lebanon · Asia
Sidon
South Governorate · Lebanon
City population
163,554
#3
in Lebanon
#1
in South Governorate
#3,480
worldwide
33.558, 35.371 · 39 km from Beirut
About Sidon
Sidon is a city in South Governorate, Lebanon with a population of 163,554. It is the 3rd largest of the 17 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Lebanon, and the 3,480th largest worldwide. It lies 39 km from Beirut.
Key Facts
Country
Region
South Governorate
Rank in region
#1of 4
Elevation
9 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Beirut
Coordinates
33.558, 35.371
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 17 in LebanonClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.