Kaneshie
Kaneshie is a bus stop in Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region. Kaneshie is situated nearby to the government office AMA - Department of Transport, as well as near the church AIC.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Kaneshie market is situated 600 metres northwest 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 1½ km northwest of Kaneshie.
Kwame Nkrumah Interchange
Monument
Photo: Fiawornu Theophilus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kwame Nkrumah Interchange is a 3-tier interchange which was constructed to replace the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in the centre of the city of Accra, Ghana. It opened in 2016. Kwame Nkrumah Interchange is situated 2 km east of Kaneshie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abossey Okai and Mataheko.
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.
Mataheko
Suburb
Mataheko is a town in the Ablekuma Central Municipal district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
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
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.5633° or 5° 33′ 48″ northLongitude
-0.23196° or 0° 13′ 55″ westOpen location code
6CQXHQ79+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 5052216077OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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