Kaneshie
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Accra
- Also known as: “Kanesh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Accra Academy and Kaneshie market.
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.
University of Ghana Medical School
University
The University of Ghana Medical School also UGMS is the medical school of Ghana's first public research institution, the University of Ghana. It is currently located at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. University of Ghana Medical School is situated 3½ km south of Kaneshie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mataheko and Abossey Okai.
Mataheko
Suburb
Mataheko is a town in the Ablekuma Central Municipal district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Abossey Okai
Suburb
Abossey Okai is a town in the Ablekuma Central District which hosts the largest automobile-parts market of Ghana in the Greater Accra region. This Neighborhood has variety of workshops for metal engineering and vehicle repairs.
Lartebiokorshie
Suburb
Lartebiokoshie is a town in the Ablekuma Central Municipal Assembly, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Kaneshie
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.56966° or 5° 34′ 11″ northLongitude
-0.24222° or 0° 14′ 32″ westElevation
40 metres (131 feet)Open location code
6CQXHQ95+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 132399025OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Akan to Twi—“Kaneshie” goes by many names.
- Akan: “Kaneshie”
- Dutch: “Kaneshie”
- Irish: “Kaneshie”
- Turkish: “Kaneshie”
- Twi: “Kaneshie”
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Localities in the Area
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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 “Kaneshie”. Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.