North Kaneshie
North Kaneshie is a suburb in Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region. North Kaneshie is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bubuashie Ayigbe Town, as well as near the suburb North Industrial Area.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kaneshie market and Accra Academy.
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.
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.
National Museum of Ghana
Museum
Photo: Sathyan.velumani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museum, also known as the National Museum of Ghana, is a museum located in Accra, Ghana. Established in 1957, it is the largest and oldest of the six museums under the administration of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board. National Museum of Ghana is situated 4 km southeast of North Kaneshie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaneshie and Darkuman.
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.
Darkuman
Suburb
Darkuman is a town in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Tesano
Suburb
Tesano is a suburb of Accra, Ghana. It is on the main Accra–Kumasi Highway before Achimota. The main campus of Ghana Technology University College is located inside Tesano.
North Kaneshie
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.58165° or 5° 34′ 54″ northLongitude
-0.2347° or 0° 14′ 5″ westElevation
49 metres (161 feet)Open location code
6CQXHQJ8+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 374287587OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8457209
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