Accra, capital and largest city of Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean). The city lies partly on a cliff, 25 to 40 feet (8 to 12 metres) high, and spreads northward over the undulating Accra plains. The area’s susceptibility to fa
2.A country of western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea. It was inhabited in precolonial times by a number of ancient kingdoms, including an inland Ashanti kingdom and various Fante states along the coast. Trade with European states flourished after contact with the Portuguese in the 1400s, and...
Accra: Ghana’s capital city is also the country’s largest city. There you find some famous landmarks of the country such as the Independence Gate, also dubbed 'Black Star Gate' and the Independence Arch, or the Kwame Ngrumak Memorial Park and of course there are wonderful beaches nearby...
The capital city of Ghana is named Accra. Its name translates to “ants.” The name was gained because of the anthills that used to surround the city. In 1991, a man from Ghana named Ferdie Ato Adoboe set a world record. He successfully ran 100 meters backwards in a remarkable 13...
Ghana is located in West Africa and is sandwiched between Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Togo.
at the southern limits of the empire and was conveyed to the empire’s capital, where a Muslim commercial town developed alongside the native city. There the gold was exchanged for commodities, the most important of which was salt, that had been transported southward by northern African caravans...
In the case of Accra, it will be more feasible to change the role of the city from a multifunctional role to a political role. The overconcentration of facilities and services in capital cities serves as a pull factor for other people in the country. The congestion in capital cities can ...
ACCRA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- A Confucius Institute in Kumasi, the capital city of Ghana's Ashanti Region, has established its first Chinese language teaching center to expand outreach to learners. The Confucius Institute at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) on Wednesd...
As per Al-Bakri, the principal part of the city was known as El-Ghaba and served as the king’s residence. It was fortified by a stone wall and served as the royal and spiritual capital of the empire. It housed the king’s palace, the most prominent structure in the city, surrounded...
Most flights to Ghana land in Accra, the country's capital city and [source] Ghana is a tropical country lying just north of the equator. The rainy season lasts from April to October in northern Ghana and from April to June and again from September to October in the south. Temperatures ...