Temple of Eshmoun

The Eshmun Temple is considered one of the most important Phoenician monuments in Lebanon, as it includes a pagan temple built in the seventh century BC on the bank of the Awali River, which was called the Pastranos River, northeast of the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon, and Eshmun for the Phoenicians is the god of healing, so the temple became a center and a hospital for treatment Children from all Phoenician cities, and the Temple of Eshmun includes valuable artifacts currently preserved in the National Museum in Beirut, including laws and statues inscribed with Phoenician writings, which provide valuable information about its roots striking deep in history.