Kaneshie
Kaneshie is a bus stop in Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region. Kaneshie is situated nearby to the bus station Cape Coast Station, as well as near Tarkwa Ford Station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kaneshie market and National Museum of Ghana.
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 250 metres northwest of Kaneshie.
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 3 km east of Kaneshie.
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. Accra Academy is situated 1¼ km northwest of Kaneshie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaneshie and Abossey Okai.
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.
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
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.56457° or 5° 33′ 52″ northLongitude
-0.23495° or 0° 14′ 6″ westOpen location code
6CQXHQ78+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 4996770212OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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