http://www.english.hadhramaut.info Tarim [The Source: - ] Tarim                                                                                                                                          Tarim is situated 35 km west of  Seyun City and has  been the spiritual centre of the Hadramaut since its heyday between the 17th and 19th centuries. At that time young men  used to come from all over the Arabian Peninsula to study the holy scriptures. More than 300 mosques and religious schools  developed to control the teaching activity, though most are now closed. The teachings of orthodox Sunni Islam are still  taught in Tarim. Many of Tarim's buildings date to a building boom in the 19th century when successful Arabian traders returned with their riches from enterprises in Southeast Asia. The minaret of the al-Midhar mosque, is remarkable. 64 metres  high and square rather than round, it is built of mud bricks. Unfortunately the mosque is now closed to non-Moslems.