Eshmun was a Phoenician god of healing and the tutelary god of Sidon.
Ruins of the 7th century BC Phoenician Temple of Eshmun in Sidon
Sidon or Saida is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate, of which it is the capital, on the Mediterranean coast. Tyre to the south and Lebanese capital Beirut to the north are both about 40 kilometres away. Sidon has a population of about 80,000 within city limits, while its metropolitan area has more than a quarter-million inhabitants.
Sidon's Sea Castle
Persian style bull protome found in Sidon gives testimony of the Achaemenid rule and influence. Marble, 5th century BC
Tomb of the Mourning Women, Hellenistic necropolis of Sidon, now in the Istanbul Archaeology Museums
Sidon Sea Castle, built by the Crusaders in AD 1228