Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum is located in downtown Accra, the capital of Ghana. The mausoleum, originally designed by Dr. E. G. A. Don Arthur, is the centerpiece of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and houses the final remains of the first President and his wife, Fathia Nkrumah.- Type: Museum
- Description: location of Kwame Nkrumah’s tomb
- Also known as: “Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium.
Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Macabe5387, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium is a field hockey stadium in Accra, Ghana. The stadium hosted the 2009 Hockey African Cup for Nations. Theodosia Okoh Hockey Stadium is situated 420 metres north of Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park.
Accra Sports Stadium
Stadium
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The Accra Sports Stadium, formerly named the Ohene Djan Stadium, is a multi-use stadium located in Accra, Ghana, mostly used for association football matches. It is also used for rugby union. Accra Sports Stadium is situated 1½ km northeast of Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Accra and Adabraka.
Accra
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Accra is the capital city of Ghana. Accra has a mix of 19th-century colonial architecture, modern skyscrapers and apartment blocks, and dusty shanty towns.
Adabraka
Suburb
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Adabraka is a town in the Korle-Klottey Municipal District, located in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It was the first affluent neighborhood in Ghana during the British era.
Asylum Down
Suburb
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Asylum Down is a district or neighborhood in Accra, Ghana, north of Castle Road and east of Barnes Road. It is named after the mental hospital located there. Asylum Down is situated 2½ km north of Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park.
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
- Categories: mausoleum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Accra Metropolitan District, Greater Accra Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
5.54435° or 5° 32′ 40″ northLongitude
-0.20269° or 0° 12′ 10″ westOpen location code
6CQXGQVW+PWOpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q13848097
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Twi—“Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ضريح كوامي نكروما”
- Catalan: “Mausoleu de Kwame Nkrumah”
- Chinese: “克瓦米·恩克魯瑪紀念館”
- Chinese: “夸梅·恩克魯瑪紀念館”
- Chinese: “誇梅·恩克魯瑪紀念館”
- Czech: “NKRUMAH MAUSOLEUM”
- Czech: “Nkrumahovo mauzoleum”
- Danish: “Kwame Nkrumah-mausolæet”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ضريح كوامى نكروما”
- Fanti: “Kwame Nkrumah Museum”
- French: “mausolée de Kwame Nkrumah”
- French: “Mausolée de Kwame Nkrumah”
- Galician: “Mausoleo de Kwame Nkrumah”
- German: “Kwame-Nkrumah-Mausoleum”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Nkrumah Mausoleum”
- Hausa: “Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum”
- Kurdish: “aramgeha Kwame Nkrumah”
- N'Ko: “ߗߍ߯ߓߏ߲ ߞߎ߬ߥߊ߰ߡߍ߫ ߒߞߎ߬ߙߎߡߊ߬”
- Portuguese: “Parque Memorial Kwame Nkrumah”
- Russian: “Мавзолей Кваме Нкрумы”
- Spanish: “Mausoleo de Kwame Nkrumah”
- Twi: “Kwame Nkrumah Misiɔm”
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