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Seiyun Palace was the royal residence of the sultan of
Seiyun Palace was the royal residence of the sultan of Kathiri
Kathiri ( ar, ٱلْكَثِيْرِي, al-Kathīrī), officially the Kathiri State of Seiyun ( ar, ٱلسَّلْطَنَة ٱلْكَثِيْرِيَّة - سَيْؤُوْن, al-Salṭanah al-Kathīrīyah - Sayʾūn), was a sultanate in the ...
, located in the town of Seiyun
Seiyun (also transliterated as ''Saywun'', ''Sayoun'' or ''Say'un''; ar, سَيْئُوْن Hadhrami pronunciation: , Literary Arabic: ; Old South Arabian: 𐩪𐩺𐩱𐩬 ''S¹yʾn'') is a city in the region and Governorate of Hadhra ...
in the Hadhramaut
Hadhramaut ( ar, حَضْرَمَوْتُ \ حَضْرَمُوتُ, Ḥaḍramawt / Ḥaḍramūt; Hadramautic: 𐩢𐩳𐩧𐩣𐩩, ''Ḥḍrmt'') is a region in South Arabia, comprising eastern Yemen, parts of western Oman and southern S ...
region, Yemen. It is one of the world’s largest mud-brick structures.
History
It was completed in the 1920s when the central Hadhramaut province was part of the British protectorate of Aden. At present it is a museum. It opened its doors to the public in 1984. It was closed at the start of theYemeni Civil War Yemeni Civil War may refer to several historical events which have taken place in Yemen:
* Alwaziri coup, February – March 1948
*Yemeni–Adenese clan violence, 1956–60
* North Yemen Civil War, 1962–70
* Aden Emergency, 1963–67
* North Yem ...
when Al-Qaeda
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entered Hadramawt.
Because of the ongoing conflict, it is at 'risk of collapse.' That left it vulnerable to the 2020 Yemen flood that killed dozens of people.
It is featured on Yemen's 1,000-riyal banknote, the highest denomination.
Architecture
The museum showcases items excavated in the province, including tombstones that date back to the Stone Age and the dawn of civilisation in Yemen. There are alsoBronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second pri ...
statues, and pottery and ancient manuscripts from the pre-Islamic period. However, its most prized possessions are stashed away, for fear that one of Yemen's warring groups could target them.
It resembles a giant sandcastle
Sand art is the practice of modelling sand into an artistic form, such as sand brushing, sand sculpting, sand painting, or creating sand bottles. A sandcastle is a type of sand sculpture resembling a miniature building, often a castle. The d ...
with turrets at its corners. It is seven stories tall and overlooks the town.
References
External links
Palaces in Yemen Yemeni monarchy Archaeological sites in Yemen {{Hadhramaut-geo-stub