Makola Market
| Country | Ghana  |
|---|---|
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Accra |
| Coordinate location | 5°32′52″N 0°12′25″W |
| Ghana Place Names URL | https://sites.google.com/site/ghanaplacenames/places-in-perspective/markets#h.ylegq47j05sx |
Makola Market be popular market for Accra, Ghana ein capital.[1][2] E be place wey dem dey sell plenty things like car parts, land snails, foodstuffs, clothes, shoes, tools, medicine, den kitchenware.[3] Women traders full there, wey you go fi see handmade bead jewelry too. Plus, school materials like uniforms, pens, den books all dey.
Historical Background
[edit | edit source]Makola Market wey dem build for Accra insyd 1924, e be major trade center for Ghana. E stand as de heart of urban life, wey dey serve as de main wholesale den retail market. E no be just market, e be big social den cultural institution too.[4]
On 18 August 1979, 55 years after e build, dem destroy Makola Market.[5] Rawlings ein government talk say if dem break am, e go help de economy, as dem believe say banned goods dey sell for there. So, market women dema hand insyd, dem blame dem for Ghana ein economic problems.[6]
Makola Market make wild reach Travel Channel inside as Anthony Bourdain feature am for No Reservations Ghana episode. Chale, Bourdain walk through de market, sample local goods, plus enjoy some condensed milk-toffee drink wey dem mix plus local herbs.[7]
Gallery
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Pots Section, Makola Market, Accra, Ghana -
Street Outsyd Makola Market, Accra, Ghana -
Snails, Makola Market, Accra, Ghana -
Busy Street insyd Accra Central near Makola Market. -
A woman wey dey sell water insyd Makola
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "The Untold Story of Makola Market: Accra's Economic Hub Since 1924". Accra Street Journal. 2025-02-09. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
- ↑ Online, Peace FM. "Walking You Through Accra's Beautiful Attractions". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ↑ "Welcome to Makola Market!" Accra Daily, 4 December 2007.
- ↑ Important social and cultural institution
- ↑ "RAWLINGS DESTROYS MAKOLA". www.modernghana.com. modernghana.com. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ↑ C., Robertson, Claire (1983). "The Death of Makola and Other Tragedies". Canadian Journal of African Studies. 17 (3).
- ↑ Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, retrieved 2017-08-17
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