Darkuman
Darkuman is a town in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hindu Monastery of Africa and Accra Academy.
Hindu Monastery of Africa
Hindu temple
Photo: Banksboomer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hindu Monastery of Africa is a Hindu monastic and temple complex headquartered in Odorkor, a suburb of Accra, in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Accra Academy
School
Photo: Osy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Accra Academy is a boys' high school located at Bubuashie near Kaneshie in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana. It admits both boarding and day students. Founded as a private school in 1931, it gained the status of a Government-Assisted School in 1950.
Kaneshie market
Marketplace
Photo: NanaYawBotar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kaneshi Markets Limited is a trading Centre in Kaneshie, Accra, Ghana. It was built in the 1970s. The name "Kaneshie" means "under the lamp" referring to its beginnings as a night market. Kaneshie market is situated 3 km southeast of Darkuman.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Odorkor and Lapaz.
Odorkor
Suburb
Odorkor is a town in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Lapaz
Suburb
Photo: Kwabenabaop, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lapaz is a town in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The name Lapaz was adopted from a now defunct hotel, Hotel de Lapaz, which was the first hotel in the area.
Kaneshie
Suburb
Kaneshie is a suburb in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The name was derived from a word in the Ga-Adangbe, that is "Kane Shie Shie", meaning "under the lamp" referring to its beginnings as a night market. Kaneshie is situated 2½ km southeast of Darkuman.
Darkuman
- Type: Suburb
- Description: town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.59026° or 5° 35′ 25″ northLongitude
-0.25198° or 0° 15′ 7″ westElevation
47 metres (154 feet)Open location code
6CQXHPRX+46OpenStreetMap ID
node 2815179258OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
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- Asturian: “Darkuman”
- Southern Dagaare: “Darkuman”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Darkuman”. Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.