Manhyia Palace
The Manhyia Palace is the seat of the Asantehene, as well as his official residence. It is located in Manhyia, Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, Kumasi and Serwaa Nyarko Girls’ Senior High School.
St Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, Kumasi
Church
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The St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica is a Roman Catholic cathedral and basilica dedicated to Saint Peter located in Kumasi, Ghana. The church is the seat of the Archdiocese of Kumasi. The church was dedicated on 2 June 2004. St Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, Kumasi is situated 1 km south of Manhyia Palace.
Serwaa Nyarko Girls’ Senior High School
School
Serwaa Nyarko Senior High School is an all female secondary education institution in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Serwaa Nyarko Girls’ Senior High School is situated 1 km northeast of Manhyia Palace.
Wesley Methodist Cathedral
Church
Photo: ZSM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wesley Methodist Cathedral is a Methodist cathedral located in Kumasi, Ghana. Wesley is the largest Methodist church in the area, and is the center of the episcopal area in Adum, Kumasi. Wesley Methodist Cathedral is situated 1½ km southwest of Manhyia Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kumasi and Amakom.
Kumasi
Kumasi is the main city of Ashanti-Kwahu region of Ghana. It is a vibrant city and the cultural cradle of Ghana. Kumasi is famous for its vast Kejetia market, the largest in West Africa, and for the traditional Asante buildings of the region, which are on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Amakom
Suburb
Amakom is a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is located in between Asokwa and Asafo Kumasi. It has a market called Anwona dwam where traders from nearby towns come and sell and buy.
Nhyiaeso
Suburb
Photo: tobiaseigen, CC BY 2.0.
Nhyiaeso is a suburb of Kumasi. Kumasi is the regional capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It is a residential area in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. Nhyiaeso is situated 2½ km south of Manhyia Palace.
Manhyia Palace
- Type: Castle
- Description: The official Palace of the Asantehene in Ghana
- Categories: palace, museum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Ashanti Region, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.70384° or 6° 42′ 14″ northLongitude
-1.61561° or 1° 36′ 56″ westOpen location code
6CRWP93M+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 496501785OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q6749385
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In Other Languages
From Akan to Swahili—“Manhyia Palace” goes by many names.
- Akan: “Manhyia Ahenfie”
- Armenian: “Մանհիայի պալատ”
- Chinese: “曼希亚王宫”
- Dagbani: “Manhyia Palace”
- French: “palais Manhyia”
- French: “Palais Manhyia”
- Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Manhyia Palace”
- Hausa: “Fadar Manhyia”
- Russian: “Манхия”
- Swahili: “Ikulu ya Manhiya”
- Swahili: “Ikulu ya Manhyia”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Manhyia Palace Museum and Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs.
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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 “Manhyia Palace”. Photo: Nkansahrexford, CC BY-SA 3.0.