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Enjoying local culture and traditions. Culture has been called "the way of life for an entire society." As such, it includes codes of manners, dress, language, religion, rituals, norms of behavior and systems of belief. Various definitions of culture reflect differing theories for understanding or criteria for evaluating human activity. A tradition is a story or a custom that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation, originally without the need for a writing system. Cultural heritage ("national heritage" or just "heritage") is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. Often though, what is considered cultural heritage by one generation may be rejected by the next generation, only to be revived by a succeeding generation. Physical or "tangible cultural heritage" includes buildings and historic places, monuments, artifacts, etc., that are considered worthy of preservation for the future. These include objects significant to the archaeology, architecture, science or technology of a specific culture. "Natural heritage" is also an important part of a culture, encompassing the countryside and natural environment, including flora and fauna. These kind of heritage sites often serve as an important component in a country's tourist industry, attracting many visitors from abroad as well as locally.

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Yemen is an Arab country with a population of 23 million people. To the north of Yemen is Saudi Arabia. Eastern is the state Oman. In the south Yemen has a coastline on the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden, which also borders on Somalia. To the west lies the Red Sea, which borders with Eritrea and Djibouti. Yemen is a member of the Arab League and is an oil producing country. Geological this country is characterized by inhospitable desert landscapes and high mountains. Yemen has a desert climate in the Tihama region and in the Mountains a milder climate, with some colder winters. With 1.1 million inhabitants is the capital Sanaa, whose city has been declared world heritage. According to legends, the city founded by Sem (son of Noah). Other major cities are port city of Mocha (where the coffee is named for), port and industrial city of Aden, Sa'dah, As-Sjalif, Al-Hoedadjah, Ibb and Ta'izz. On the World, the city of Shibam, with its high-rise known as the Manhattan of the desert, the historic centre of the city of Zabid and Socotra, a small archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Approximately one third of the species of flora and fauna come nowhere else in the world.