52:
841:
813:
554:
68:
168:
40:
355:
Ministry of Power and Water
Resources, as well as those in Tripoli in the north, to store Lebanon's future oil and natural gas supplies recently discovered offshore. For now, the facilities that still work on the site are the thermal power plant and the fuel port, which the state began to use to import oil after the pipeline ceased work in the 1970s.
354:
and the
Israeli invasions, the site was bombarded several times either by Israeli war-planes or by Palestinian militia groups which lead eventually to the closure of the site. The oil tank and the refinery are in severe conditions but are now undergoing a massive rehabilitation plan put down by the
341:
in Saudi Arabia. The pipeline played an important role in the global trade of petroleum—helping with the economic development of
Lebanon—as well as American and Middle Eastern political relations. At the time it was built in 1947, the project was considered ground-breaking and innovative with a
346:
and due to constant bickering between Saudi Arabia and Syria and
Lebanon over transit fees, the emergence of oil supertankers and pipeline breakdowns, the section of the line beyond Jordan ceased operation in 1976.
518:
350:
The city of Sidon is the site of a large-scale oil facility constituting oil-storage tanks, an oil refinery, a thermal power plant and a fuel port. During the
802:
397:
Thus, there is a bigger percentage of
Christian voters in the district of Saida (17%) than in Tyre (6.3%), but much less than in Jezzine (75%).
380:
Voters in the rest of the district (112372, called the
Zahrani constituency in the 2018 electoral law) are predominantly Shia and 77% Muslim:
467:
511:
1125:
504:
795:
158:
427:
448:
51:
562:
780:
675:
670:
603:
1120:
788:
80:
265:
1063:
979:
703:
334:
994:
137:
812:
553:
746:
527:
147:
916:
754:
764:
585:
351:
287:
1022:
820:
769:
718:
708:
690:
647:
632:
543:
535:
209:
188:
85:
413:
239:
234:
1017:
926:
759:
726:
698:
680:
660:
655:
570:
307:
39:
337:, a 1,720 km (1,068.76 mi) long oil pipeline that pumps oil from the fields near
317:
1089:
1004:
921:
880:
621:
616:
593:
575:
292:
180:
376:
6% are
Christian (mixed between Maronite, Greek Melkite Catholic, and Armenian Orthodox).
840:
1042:
665:
627:
363:
According to voter registration data, voters in the district are mostly Muslim (83%).
1114:
1068:
959:
736:
637:
611:
219:
342:
maximum capacity of about 500,000 barrels per day (79,000 m/d). After the 1967
1094:
984:
939:
297:
229:
974:
870:
343:
277:
167:
1037:
1012:
989:
969:
964:
949:
944:
322:
302:
224:
482:
469:
1032:
934:
312:
128:
999:
903:
893:
865:
214:
1099:
1084:
1047:
1027:
954:
911:
860:
496:
260:
255:
244:
204:
192:
73:
898:
875:
338:
282:
154:
133:
888:
832:
249:
166:
95:
784:
500:
839:
366:
Voters in the city of Saida (61237) are 94% Muslim:
1077:
1056:
850:
827:
745:
717:
689:
646:
602:
584:
561:
534:
144:
127:
119:
114:
106:
101:
91:
79:
61:
21:
333:Sidon serves as the Mediterranean terminus of the
796:
512:
8:
803:
789:
781:
519:
505:
497:
18:
405:
126:
113:
100:
60:
48:
36:
449:"دائرة الجنوب الثانية: صور ، الزهراني"
414:"الدوائر الانتخابية | الإنتخابات"
16:District in South Governorate, Lebanon
143:
118:
105:
90:
78:
7:
184:
428:"دائرة الجنوب الاولى: صيدا ، جزين"
14:
110:106 sq mi (275 km)
811:
552:
171:Saida Sea Castle, Sidon District
66:
50:
38:
390:12% are Greek Melkite Catholic
1:
456:elections.lebanese-forces.com
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187:) is a district within the
120: • Estimate
1142:
563:Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
1057:Palestinian refugee camps
837:
604:Mount Lebanon Governorate
550:
49:
37:
30:
1064:Mieh Mieh refugee camp
980:Mazraat El Aousamiyyat
844:
335:Trans-Arabian Pipeline
172:
995:Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar
843:
266:Kawthariyat al-Sayyad
170:
146: • Summer (
1126:Districts of Lebanon
747:Nabatieh Governorate
528:Districts of Lebanon
479: /
56:Location in Lebanon
851:Towns and villages
845:
586:Beirut Governorate
483:33.5614°N 35.375°E
352:Lebanese civil war
173:
107: • Total
1108:
1107:
821:South Governorate
778:
777:
719:South Governorate
691:Beqaa Governorate
648:North Governorate
536:Akkar Governorate
329:Oil and petroleum
189:South Governorate
165:
164:
86:South Governorate
1133:
815:
805:
798:
791:
782:
671:Miniyeh-Danniyeh
556:
521:
514:
507:
498:
494:
493:
491:
490:
489:
484:
480:
477:
476:
475:
472:
460:
459:
453:
445:
439:
438:
432:
424:
418:
417:
410:
393:10% are Maronite
199:Cities and towns
186:
151:
72:
70:
69:
54:
42:
19:
1141:
1140:
1136:
1135:
1134:
1132:
1131:
1130:
1111:
1110:
1109:
1104:
1073:
1052:
846:
835:
823:
809:
779:
774:
741:
713:
685:
642:
598:
580:
557:
548:
530:
525:
488:33.5614; 35.375
487:
485:
481:
478:
473:
470:
468:
466:
465:
463:
451:
447:
446:
442:
430:
426:
425:
421:
412:
411:
407:
403:
361:
331:
274:
201:
145:
67:
65:
57:
45:
33:
26:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1139:
1137:
1129:
1128:
1123:
1121:Sidon District
1113:
1112:
1106:
1105:
1103:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1081:
1079:
1075:
1074:
1072:
1071:
1066:
1060:
1058:
1054:
1053:
1051:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
854:
852:
848:
847:
838:
836:
831:
829:
825:
824:
817:Sidon District
810:
808:
807:
800:
793:
785:
776:
775:
773:
772:
767:
762:
757:
751:
749:
743:
742:
740:
739:
734:
729:
723:
721:
715:
714:
712:
711:
706:
701:
695:
693:
687:
686:
684:
683:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
652:
650:
644:
643:
641:
640:
635:
630:
625:
619:
614:
608:
606:
600:
599:
597:
596:
590:
588:
582:
581:
579:
578:
573:
567:
565:
559:
558:
551:
549:
547:
546:
540:
538:
532:
531:
526:
524:
523:
516:
509:
501:
462:
461:
440:
419:
404:
402:
399:
395:
394:
391:
388:
385:
378:
377:
374:
371:
360:
357:
330:
327:
326:
325:
320:
315:
310:
305:
300:
295:
290:
285:
280:
273:
270:
269:
268:
263:
258:
253:
247:
242:
237:
232:
227:
222:
217:
212:
207:
200:
197:
177:Sidon District
163:
162:
152:
142:
141:
131:
125:
124:
121:
117:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
99:
98:
93:
89:
88:
83:
77:
76:
63:
59:
58:
55:
47:
46:
43:
35:
34:
31:
28:
27:
23:Sidon District
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1138:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1118:
1116:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1076:
1070:
1069:Ain al-Hilweh
1067:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1059:
1055:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
856:
855:
853:
849:
842:
834:
830:
826:
822:
818:
814:
806:
801:
799:
794:
792:
787:
786:
783:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
752:
750:
748:
744:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
724:
722:
720:
716:
710:
707:
705:
704:Western Beqaa
702:
700:
697:
696:
694:
692:
688:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
653:
651:
649:
645:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
609:
607:
605:
601:
595:
592:
591:
589:
587:
583:
577:
574:
572:
569:
568:
566:
564:
560:
555:
545:
542:
541:
539:
537:
533:
529:
522:
517:
515:
510:
508:
503:
502:
499:
495:
492:
457:
450:
444:
441:
436:
429:
423:
420:
415:
409:
406:
400:
398:
392:
389:
386:
383:
382:
381:
375:
372:
370:84% are Sunni
369:
368:
367:
364:
358:
356:
353:
348:
345:
340:
336:
328:
324:
321:
319:
316:
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301:
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279:
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149:
139:
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122:
109:
97:
94:
87:
84:
82:
75:
64:
53:
41:
29:
20:
1095:Jebel Aabeby
985:Miye ou Miye
940:Kfar Chellal
857:Aaddoussiyeh
816:
731:
464:
458:(in Arabic).
455:
443:
437:(in Arabic).
434:
422:
408:
396:
387:3% are Sunni
384:74% are Shia
379:
365:
362:
359:Demographics
349:
332:
298:Kfar Chellal
230:Miye ou Miye
176:
174:
975:Merouaniyeh
908:Darb es Sim
871:Ain El Delb
486: /
373:9% are Shia
344:Six-Day War
288:Darb Es Sim
278:Ain El Delb
81:Governorate
44:Sidon coast
1115:Categories
1038:Zaghdraiya
1013:Saksakiyeh
990:Najjariyeh
970:Matariyyah
965:Majdelyoun
960:Maghdouché
950:Kfar Melki
945:Kfar Hatta
917:Ghassanieh
755:Bint Jbeil
474:35°22′30″E
471:33°33′41″N
401:References
323:Zaghdraiya
303:Kfar Hatta
225:Majdelyoun
220:Maghdouché
115:Population
1033:Tanbourit
935:Kfar Beit
765:Marjeyoun
313:Tanbourit
252:- capital
185:قضاء صيدا
129:Time zone
25:قضاء صيدا
1023:Sarafand
1018:Salhiyeh
1000:Qennarit
927:Hlaliyeh
904:Bramiyeh
894:Babliyeh
881:Ansariye
866:Aaqtanit
770:Nabatieh
633:Keserwan
272:Villages
215:Ghaziyeh
210:Ansariye
32:District
1100:Sarepta
1085:Akbiyeh
1048:Zrarieh
1028:Tabbaya
1009:Qraiyeh
1005:Qnaitra
955:Loubieh
931:Jazireh
912:Ghazieh
861:Aadloun
828:Capital
760:Hasbaya
727:Jezzine
699:Rashaya
681:Zgharta
676:Tripoli
661:Bsharri
656:Batroun
624:(Jbeil)
571:Baalbek
261:Zrarieh
256:Tabbaya
245:Sarepta
240:Salhieh
235:Qinarit
205:Aadloun
193:Lebanon
123:287,987
92:Capital
74:Lebanon
62:Country
922:Hajjeh
899:Bqosta
876:Anqoun
622:Byblos
617:Baabda
594:Beirut
576:Hermel
339:Abqaiq
308:Qraiye
293:Hajjeh
283:Anqoun
181:Arabic
71:
1090:Elaea
1078:Other
1043:Zeita
889:Erkay
885:Arzai
833:Sidon
732:Sidon
709:Zahlé
666:Koura
628:Chouf
544:Akkar
452:(PDF)
431:(PDF)
318:Zaita
250:Sidon
155:UTC+3
134:UTC+2
96:Sidon
737:Tyre
638:Matn
612:Aley
175:The
159:EEST
102:Area
191:of
148:DST
138:EET
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