Talk:Sidon
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This is just an alternative spelling for Sidon. Why not connect the two articles? There is plenty to say about modern Sidon in Lebanon Danny
Now we have two almost identical articles for the same thing with different spellings. BTW, Sidon is an important Christian town in Lebanon today, home of the Phalangist Party. It was very involved in the civil war and was a major arena for fighting during the Israeli invasion. Danny
Sidon a Christian town? Where do you get your information? Sidon is NOT a Christian town. I am from a Christian village on the outskirts of Sidon. There are several such villages surrounding the city. Sidon is NOT a center for the Phalangist party. You are confusing it with some other place. Sidon is largely Muslim, with a slight majority of Sunnis although there is a substantial Shi'a population. THere are radical Islamist parties in Sidon, as well as a popular Sunni movement that is Communist, centered around a charismatic leader (I'll have to get the name later).
Up until the 1970s there were still Jews living in Sidon: my cousins and uncles had Jewish friends and classmates. According to my father, Jews began leaving the Sidon area as early as the 1950s, going to Beirut or emigrating, due to the political pressures after the foundation of Israel. THere had been a substantial Jewish minority in Sidon up until the mid-20th century. Edmond Safra of Bank Safra was a Sidonian.
Zidon and Tzidon are completely new spellings to me - I have been reading about SIdon in English for 35 years and never have I seen this spelling. It has no relationship to how the local people pronounce it, nor to any English variation I've ever seen. I guess this is a Hebrew variant? Has no meaning in English, and I fail to see its usefulness in an English language encyclopedia.
Why does this history entry start with the Crusades? Sidon is one of the most ancient cities in the world. Here's text from http://almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/900/910/919/saida1/history.html "There is evidence that Sidon was inhabited as long ago as 4000 B.C., and perhaps even earlier, in Neolithic times."