Kaneshie

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Kaneshie is a suburb in the Accra Metropolitan district, a district of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[http://ama.ghanadistricts.gov.gh/?arrow=atd&_=3&sa=3139 Accra Metropolitan District]{{Cite web |date=2022-05-24 |title=20 people have been rescued from floods caused by Tuesday's downpour – NADMO |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/20-people-have-been-rescued-from-floods-caused-by-Tuesday-s-downpour-NADMO-1545311 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327140315/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/20-people-have-been-rescued-from-floods-caused-by-Tuesday-s-downpour-NADMO-1545311 |url-status=dead }} 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.

Education

Kaneshie is known for the Kaneshie Secondary Technical School.{{cite web|title=Educational Institutions|url=http://www.centralregion.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=57|publisher=www.centralregion.gov.gh|access-date=12 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801035651/http://www.centralregion.gov.gh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34&Itemid=57|archive-date=1 August 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=References » Schools/Colleges|url=http://www.modernghana.com/GhanaHome/regions/schools.asp?menu_id=6&sub_menu_id=310&gender=&s=a|publisher=www.modernghana.com|access-date=12 August 2011}} The school is a second cycle institution.{{cite web|title=List of Secondary Schools in Ghana|url=http://www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/page/list-of-senior-secondary|publisher=www.ghanaschoolsnet.com/|access-date=12 August 2011}}

Other Educational establishments in and around Kaneshie include;

Accra Academy
Grace Prep. School
St. Theresa Catholic School
KA Awudome Cluster of Schools
Prince of Peace International School
Rev. J.T Clegg Mem. Methodist School
Winston-Salem Prep. Sch.
Starward Prep. Sch.
Jahrock Prep. Sch.

Healthcare

The Eden Family Hospital is located in Kaneshie
Cocoa Clinic
Holy Trinity Hospital
Kaneshie Polyclinic{{Cite web |title=Accra Floods: Kaneshie Polyclinic shutdown |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/accra-floods-kaneshie-polyclinicshutdown.html |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}
Lighthouse Medical Mission Hospital and Fertility Centre
Greenhand Hospital

Notable places

Kaneshie market
Azumah Nelson Sports Complex
Awudome Cemetery
Zoozoo Restaurant
Ga Mantse (Chief) Palace
The Qodesh (Lighthouse Chapel)
St. Theresa Catholic Church
Rev. Joseph Thomas Clegg Mem. Methodist Church
Accra Academy
Accra Wesley Girls High School
Kaneshie Senior High School
Honest Cheff
Papaye Restaurant
Cocoa Clinic
Greenhand Hospital
Solid Rock Chapel International

References

External links

[https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?source=s_q&ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=101469820311669090405.000488a02d3c36f41efdb&ll=5.563002,-0.21157&spn=0.001345,0.00284&z=19&mid=1337353459&showlabs=1 Kaneshie - Google Map]

Category:Populated places in the Accra Metropolitan District