Melcom
Melcom is a supermarket chain consisting of 65 shops spread all over Ghana. It was started in 1989 by Indian magnate Bhagwan Khubchandani. His late father, Ramchand Khubchandani, had arrived in the then Gold Coast in 1929 as a 14-year-old to work as a store boy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Martin de Porres School and Kaneshie market.
St Martin de Porres School
School
St Martin de Porres School is private co-educational school in Dansoman and West Hills in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. St Martin de Porres School is situated 510 metres west of Melcom.
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 2½ km east of Melcom.
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 2 km northeast of Melcom.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dansoman and Mataheko.
Dansoman
Suburb
Photo: Yevu Courage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dansoman is a suburban town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, It is known as one of the largest estates in West Africa.
Mataheko
Suburb
Mataheko is a town in the Ablekuma Central Municipal district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Lartebiokorshie
Suburb
Lartebiokoshie is a town in the Ablekuma Central Municipal Assembly, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.
Melcom
- Type: Supermarket
- Description: supermarket chain in Ghana
- Categories: private property, supermarket chain, business, building, shop, and food
- Location: Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.55984° or 5° 33′ 35″ northLongitude
-0.25952° or 0° 15′ 34″ westBrand
MelcomOpen location code
6CQXHP5R+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 251224454OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
shop=supermarketWikidata ID
Q6812065
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In Other Languages
From Dagbani to Twi—“Melcom” goes by many names.
- Dagbani: “Melcom”
- Twi: “Melcom”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dansoman Estates Post Office and Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Melcom”. Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.