El Wak Stadium
The El Wak Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Cantonments, a suburb of Accra. It is owned by the Ghana Armed Forces and has a seating capacity of 7,000.Photo: Macabe5387, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Stadium
- Description: building in Ghana
- Also known as: “El wak sport stadium” and “El-Wak Stadium”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Embassy of the United States, Accra and The Bank Hospital.
Embassy of the United States, Accra
Government office
The Embassy of the United States of America in Accra is the diplomatic mission of the United States in Ghana. It is the focal point for events relating to the United States held in Ghana. Embassy of the United States, Accra is situated 1 km south of El Wak Stadium.
The Bank Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Jwale2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bank Hospital also known as The Bank of Ghana Hospital is a hospital in Ghana completed in 2017. The hospital is located at Cantonment in Accra. As of November 2019, the hospital had been left empty for 2 years after completion, in a deteriorating state, after the New Patriotic Party assumed office in 2017 and claimed to be making an audit on the facilities to ensure value for money. The Bank Hospital is situated 1¼ km east of El Wak Stadium.
37 Military Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Flixtey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The 37 Military Hospital is a specialist hospital located in Accra, on the main road between the Kotoka International Airport and central Accra. It is the largest military hospital in the Republic of Ghana. 37 Military Hospital is situated 1¼ km west of El Wak Stadium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cantonments and Burma Camp.
Cantonments
Suburb
Cantonments is an affluent suburb of the Ghanaian city Accra, in the La Dade Kotopon Municipal District, a district in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Burma Camp
Suburb
Burma Camp is the headquarters of the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghanaian Ministry of Defence. The camp is in Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana. It retains notoriety and fear from previous Ghanaian military regimes, when civilians who entered the camp might not re-emerge.
Maamobi
Suburb
Maamobi is a town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Accra Girls Secondary School. The school is a second cycle institution. Maamobi is situated 2½ km west of El Wak Stadium.
El Wak Stadium
- Categories: recreation area, sports location, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.58633° or 5° 35′ 11″ northLongitude
-0.17316° or 0° 10′ 23″ westOpen location code
6CQXHRPG+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 11951674OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=stadiumOpenStreetMap feature
sport=athleticsOpenStreetMap feature
sport=soccerOpenStreetMap feature
sport=basketballOpenStreetMap feature
sport=handballOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q48791425
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