Saida

[sah-ee-dah]

noun

1. a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.

Saida

/ ˈsɑːɪdə /

noun

1. a port in SW Lebanon, on the Mediterranean: on the site of ancient Sidon; terminal of the Trans-Arabian pipeline from Saudi Arabia. Pop: 150 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

The third of October started as a day of celebration in Saida Omar Mohamud's household as that morning she gave birth to a baby girl.

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In a windswept corner we came across a woman willing to talk - Saida Temirbulatova, 47, a former tax inspector from Dagestan.

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Shelters in the southern city of Saida, a refuge for thousands of displaced, emptied by around 80%, Lebanese authorities say.

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"The ocean advances every day and our houses are becoming weaker. We are afraid and distressed but there is nothing much we can do," Saida Idris, a community leader, told the BBC.

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As the clashes continued over days, some feared they would spill over into neighbouring Saida, a large port city.

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