Tarim is one of the most important cities, is currently included in the district Seiyun. Located in the northeastern town of Seiyun, after Wadi Masilah. Tarim town started to go in the writing of history in the 4th century AD when the siege against the city Seiyun. It is engraved in stone Write (Ir.31).
Tarim began its existence as the capital of Hadhramaut look at the coming of Lubaid Bin Ziyad al-Ibadhi as the envoy of Caliph Abu Bakr Assiddiq. Formerly common displacement and change of control between the Tarim and Syibam until the year 203 AH, when people come to Yemen Zaydiyyah and control the entire region of Hadhramaut. Al-Husayn ibn Salamah develop their Masjid Jami 'in the Tarim and Syibam.
Tarim city famous for its large mosque which amounted to 360 mosques. This amount is very much when viewed from the size of the city and its population. Some mosques began to collapse and some expanded. Most mosques in the Tarim at first consisted of a small mosque or mushalla, then expanded and enlarged. As Masjid Jami 'Tarim built in 375 H and has undergone several renovations, among others, in 581 AH, the year 585 H, 960 H, and the year 1392 H. Now the extent of reaching 191,110 feet. The roof is supported on 60 pillars. This mosque has a main door 8, a tower as high as 115 feet, and two floors. At first, the second floor is used for prayer, while the new ground floor was inaugurated in December 1972. The second floor serves as a library makhthuthat (manuscript) named al-Ahgaff.
Of the many mosques in the Tarim, which is famous of them is the mosque of Ba-Alawy very popular. Many visitors and congregation. These include ancient mosque mosque, built in the year 530 H of clay and limestone with a tower beside it. This mosque wide from east to west reaching 32.575 cubits. Pengimaman 14.5 cubits wide. 18 cubits wide angle and wide north to south 17.25 dzira '.
Included also is the famous mosque of al-Muhdhar mosque built by al-Sayyid Umar bin Abdurrahman Al-Muhdhar Segaf. The mosque is a favorite destination of pilgrims who come to the Tarim. The architecture was beautiful, combined with a tower that reaches 175 feet high. Al-Muhdlar Tower (Minaret el-Muhdhar) is the world's tallest tower made of clay and palm sheath. The tower is a square and in it there are stairs leading upwards.
Tarim is also known as a center of Islamic education. In this city there are many ma'had (such institutions as schools) and the shrine (meaning corner and used as a place of worship and learning). Tarim keeps a history of Islamic civilization since the 4th century AH
The number of libraries making the Tarim as a city prosecutor idol of the science. The number of libraries to prove that the city is very calculated at the time.
Among the famous library is a library of al-Ahgaff manuscrip in the Masjid Jami '. In it are stored the books classics that are still shaped handwriting. Meanwhile, some hundreds of years old. The library is a collection of handwriting and document the fatwa cleric formerly held by their families. The library holds 5300 books of ancient handwriting in various disciplines such as Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, Usul monotheism, morality, Adab, Language, Sharaf, Medicine, History, Mathematics, Falak, etc..
This library is a collection of libraries that never existed before. In the spatial arrangement arranged in accordance with the previous library's name, such as the Library of al-Kaf, Yahya ibn Library, Library Ribath, Sahl Bin libraries, the Library of al-Husaini, and the Library of al-Junaid. Each library has its own catalog of enabling people to search for a specific book. These libraries are now arranged in a neat and modern.
Citadel of al-Ar
Citadel fortress of al-Ar is located in the town of Tarim, 71 miles east of the city Seiyun. The fort is a high-rise located in the desert hills that reach a height of 50 feet.
This fortress is a relic of pre-Islamic history and still function until post-Islamic. In pre-Islamic period, the fort contains the relics of history in the form of ancient decorated marble, and carved stone slabs, plants and vines. There is also a stone carved with the image of the glory and the scenery is illustrated in the form of a picture of a man. Also there is a picture of a fisherman, a man who paved the chest as kedemawanan nature and in his right hand holding a long spear at the point on a lion at his feet. In addition there are also some of the pillars of the carved stone.
Most of this heritage is a symbol of one of the ancient gods are believed to be one of god (statue) named Sein spread in the eastern district of Hadramout.
To be able to climb the fort from the southeast, must pass through a hilly desert. There are traces of the wall fence. Some are still visible inside the fort are water reservoirs and wells. Only when the fort was founded is still not known with certainty.
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