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.- Suburb
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (130 feet)
- …is also known as “Kanesh”
- Description: suburb of Accra
Places of Interest
Discover Kaneshie market and National Museum of Ghana.
National Museum of Ghana
The National Museum, also known as the National Museum…
3 km east of Kaneshie
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Kaneshie
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Latitude
5.56658° or 5° 33′ 60″ north
Longitude
-0.23446° or 0° 14′ 4″ west
Open location code
6CQXHQ88+J6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = suburb
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In Other Languages
From Akan to Twi—“Kaneshie” goes by many names.
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