The city is considered a mosaic carrying in its folds a mixture of residents and dialects, like all the ports in the world.
The immigrants and merchants coming from all countries settled in it, mixed with its residents, and set up their businesses. Everyone lived in it like an open museum that differed from the rest of their surroundings.
Massawa is the second most important city and the main port in Eritrea, it is located on the coast of the Red Sea, one of the most important international trade lines, and it was an important historical port for several centuries. The city is located on the southwestern coast of the Red Sea at the northern end of the Gulf of Zula and is followed by a group of islands known as the Dahlak Archipelago. Most of its parts are surrounded by the Red Sea and the Qadam mountain range. The city consists of mainland Massawa and its suburbs, and three islands, Batse, Tualud, and Sheikh Saeed.Batse Island is connected to Tualud Island via the Bab Ashra Bridge and Tualud Island are connected to the mainland through the Qattan Saqala Bridge.
The historic city of Massawa is located on the island of Baida, where the island is almost equally divided between the city and the port, which is considered the city's lifestyle.The old city covers an area of 2,5 square kilometers and has 300 buildings distributed between religious, commercial, and residual buildings