Tarim : is a historic town situated in the Hadhramaut Valley of South Yemen,Tarim is widely acknowledged as the theological, juridical, and academic center of the Hadhramaut Valley. Specialty of Tarim
What makes Tarim stand out among the rest is its undeniable role as a national and international intellectual city. Tarim’s people significantly contributed to the spread of Islam throughout East As
ian countries through peaceful means. Since the end of the fifth century and into the beginning of the sixth century AH, groups of citizens from Tarim such as scholars, merchants, and laborers left the city to Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Singapore and East Africa. The host places have born the hallmarks of earliest Hadrami missionaries. Thousands of people are descendants of the tribes originally from Tarim. Tarim - The 2010 Capital of Islamic Culture
For those who are not acquainted with the city of Tarim: It is one of the main cities in the southern Yemeni province of Hadramout. It is located on the left bank of the main pathway of Wadi Hadramout. It is 34km from Seiyun and 356 km from Mukalla, the capital of the governorate. More than 100,000 people live in the city and practice different professions, notably traditional ones like farming and construction. Tarim is famous for its skillful handicraft such as ironwork, welding, carpentry and pottery. The city was named after its architect and builder Tarim Bin Hadramout Bin Sheba. Once upon a time, it was the capital of Kinda Kingdom. Recently, the city has been in the media spotlight following the declaration of this year’s Capitals of Islamic Culture (CIC). Along with two other cities, Tarim was recognized as the 2010 Islamic capital. Since 2004, the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) annually selects three cities to be named as the CIC. ISESCO chooses one Islamic African country, another from an Islamic Asian country and the third from an Arabian country. This year’s city were Tarim from the Arabian region.
