KUMASI

koomăˈsē, –mäˈ–, city (1984 pop. 376,246), capital of the Ashanti Region, central Ghana. The second largest city in Ghana, it is a commercial and transportation center in a cocoa-producing region, and it has a large central market. Kumasi was founded c.1700 as the capital of the Ashanti confederacy. Although the British destroyed the Ashanti palace in 1874, the city remains the seat of Ashanti kings. A university of science and technology and other schools are in the city.

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books on: Kumasi  - 386 results

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A History of the Church in Africa
Book by Bengt Sundkler, Christopher Steed; Cambridge University Press, 2000
Subjects: Africa--Church History, Christianity--Africa
...Cape Coast and the new Bishop Bronk of Kumasi. Thirty bishops, archbishops and prefectsapostolic...to his African children gathered in Kumasi. 45 However, the year 1951 also had an ugly, dramatic aspect in Kumasi. Bishop Paulissen retired in 1951 from...
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The Position of the Chief in the Modern Political System of Ashanti: A Study of the Influence of Contemporary Social Changes on Ashanti Political Institutions
Book by K. Busia A.; 1951
Subjects: Ashanti (African People), Ashanti--Native Races
The Kumasi Division The Native Authority for the Kumasi Division consists of the Asantehene and his Kumasi councillors: Ad ntenhene, Akwamuhene, Ank beahene, Gyasehene, Kontihene, Kyid mhene, Oyokohene, the Tafohene, and their councillors...
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Pageant of Ghana
Book by Gerald S. Graham, Freda S. Wolfson; Oxford University Press, 1958
Subjects: Ghana--History
...trade on Ashanti was most apparent in Kumasi, which was symbolic of the change that...varying degrees in all parts of Ashanti. Kumasi quickly became the chief trading centre...or on the cocoa-farms, not only in Kumasi but also in other towns in Ashanti...
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A History of Ghana
Book by W. E. F. Ward; George Allen & Unwin, 1958
Subjects: Ghana--History
...this period is that the old feud between Kumasi and Juaben broke out into open war. The...playing. According to Ahuren tradition, Kumasi fought no fewer than seven wars with Juaben...always inclined to claim equality with Kumasi, and had actually persuaded Bowdich and...
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West Africa: A Study of the Environment and of Man's Use of It
Book by R. J. Harrison Church; John Wiley & Sons, 1968
Subjects: Human Geography--Africa, West
crop may spread east of Kumasi, where there has been some soil exhaustion, especially near the city. Kumasi is the Ashanti capital and a great political...wars, the railway from Sekondi reached Kumasi, where the station was then along the...
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journal articles on: Kumasi  - 119 results

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Gun Culture in Kumasi
Journal article by T.C. Mccaskie; Africa, Vol. 78, 2008
Subjects: Firearms industry and trade--Social aspects, Firearms industry--Social aspects, Gun violence--Social aspects, Kumasi, Ghana--Social aspects, Youth violence--Research
Gun Culture in Kumasi. by T.C. McCaskie ABSTRACT This article is about gun culture in Kumasi today. Gun use in Asante, and elsewhere in...sale, distribution, use and meanings. In Kumasi, which in Suame Magazine has the biggest indigenous...
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Negotiating Asante Family Survival in Kumasi, Ghana
Journal article by Gracia Clark; Africa, Vol. 69, 1999
Subjects: Ashanti (African people)--Social aspects, Family--Social aspects, Ghana--Social policy
NEGOTIATING ASANTE FAMILY SURVIVAL IN KUMASI, GHANA. by Gracia Clark Remarkable flexibility...history research completed recently in Kumasi suggests the legendary(1) Asante elasticity...Asante society. Asante market women in Kumasi Central Market number few chiefs or scholars...
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Michael Ray Charles
Journal article by R. Kumasi Hampton; Nka : Journal of Contemporary African Art, 1999
Subjects: Art exhibits, Charles, Michael Ray, Painting, Visual artists
Michael Ray Charles by R. Kumasi Hampton MICHAEL RAY CHARLES Contemporary Art Center Cincinnati, Ohio Somewhere between the...myths, insecurities, gender phobias and superstitions gather and are confronted daily. - R. Kumasi Hampton
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'It Brought Some Kind of Neatness to Mankind': Mass Literacy, Community Development and Democracy in 1950s Asante
Journal article by Kate Skinner; Africa, Vol. 79, 2009
Subjects: Community development--Educational aspects, Community development--Political aspects, Democracy--Ghana, Democracy--Social aspects, Literacy programs--Political aspects
...Kwaso, which today lies 12.5 miles southeast of Kumasi, on a branch off the Kumasi-Ejisu-Accra road. Despite its physical proximity...Mponua towns (that is, towns in the area between Kumasi and Lake Bosomtwe), Kwaso was originally settled...
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Fathering, Mothering and Making Sense of Ntamoba: Reflections on the Economy of Child-Rearing in Colonial Asante
Journal article by Jean Allman; Africa, Vol. 67, 1997
Subjects: Asante--Popular culture, Child rearing--Social aspects, Parenthood--Social aspects
...to the Asantehenes (kings) palace in Kumasi (Ghana). Only four or five volumes...collected in several Asante towns, including Kumasi, Tafo, Effiduasi, Asokore and Agogo...response I found to be particularly common in Kumasi, especially around the ahemfie (palace...
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magazine articles on: Kumasi  - 145 results

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Kumasi Is Still the Garden City: When the Current Crop of Kumasi (and Indeed Asante) Adults Die off, Will Asante Culture Be Able to Survive? Only a Rash Prophet Would Quickly Answer This Question
Magazine article by Cameron Duodu; New African, June 2004
Subjects: Ghana--Description and travel
Kumasi Is Still the Garden City: When the Current Crop of Kumasi (and Indeed Asante) Adults Die off, Will Asante Culture...Would Quickly Answer This Question. by Cameron Duodu Kumasi, the second largest city in Ghana, has been known from...
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Ghana: Yaa Asantewaa Festival in August; from 1-6 August, the People of Asante in Ghana Will Be Joined by the Rest of the World at a Festival in Kumasi to Commemorate the Heroic Deeds of Yaa Asantewaa, the Warrior Queen Who, in 1900, Took on the Might of the British Empire and Nearly Defeated It. George Ferguson Laing Reports
Magazine article by George Ferguson Laing; New African, June 2006
Subjects: Festivals--Forecasts and trends, Ghanaian history, Yaa Asantewaa--History, Yaa Asantewaa--Political activity
...the Rest of the World at a Festival in Kumasi to Commemorate the Heroic Deeds of Yaa...The central location of the capital, Kumasi, also gave it strategic control of lucrative...with Asante chiefs and royalty at the Kumasi Fort in March 1900, he made a series...
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End of an Era: Peggy Appiah, the Well-Known British-Ghanaian Writer of Books for Children and Wife of the Late Ghanaian Statesman Joe Appiah, Passed Away in Kumasi on 11 February at the Age of 84. Her Literary Friend and Collaborator, Ivor Agyeman-Duah, Pays Her This Tribute
Magazine article by Ivor Agyeman-Duah; New African, March 2006
Subjects: Appiah, Peggy, Children's literature authors--Biography, Children's writers--Biography
...Statesman Joe Appiah, Passed Away in Kumasi on 11 February at the Age of 84. Her...Duah Peggy Appiah spent over 50 years in Kumasi since she left England after her marriage...University of Science and Technology in Kumasi awarded her an honorary degree; some...
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Africans Must Take Their History Seriously: The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Has Called on Africans to Never Forget Their History, Reports Kingsley Antwi Bosiako from Kumasi, Ghana
Magazine article by Kingsley Antwi Bosiako; New African, October 2007
Subjects: African history--Social aspects, Africans--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Black History Month, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
...Reports Kingsley Antwi Bosiako from Kumasi, Ghana. by Kingsley Antwi Bosiako Africans...Baffour Ankomah, to the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi on 23 August. The King is a big fan of...others to the Seychelles, now arrived in Kumasi to demand the Golden Stool, the embodiment...
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Kwatsons Contributes to a Brighter Future: Kwatsons (Gh) Ltd Is a Pioneer and Leader in the Import and Distribution of Premium Brands. the Company Has Nationwide Presence, and Has Distribution Centres in Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi
Magazine article; New African, July 2011
Subjects: Consumer goods industry--Company forecasts, Consumer goods industry--Growth, Consumer goods industry--Organization formation
...Nationwide Presence, and Has Distribution Centres in Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi. Kwatsons core business includes the distribution...nationwide presence, and has distribution centres in Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi. Being the sole or chief distributor of many popular...
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newspaper articles on: Kumasi  - 55 results

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Your Life: Seeking a Safe Haven; A Group of Young Women Who Were Forced to Flee to Tyneside to Stay Alive Have Helped Make a Film about Their Experiences as Asylum Seekers. MITYA UNDERWOOD Finds out More
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), December 1, 2007
...was put in touch with Save the Childrens Kumasi group, based in Newcastles Blackfriars...in the country all over again. Fellow Kumasi member Armaghan Darvishi hadnt even turned...making a new life is difficult." A third Kumasi member, Joana Geronimo, is now 20 and...
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ECSTASY AND IVORY; AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS Get Ready for 3 Weeks of Fun Strong Elephants Should Trample over Rivals to Land Trophy
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 19, 2008
...29 Ivory Coast v Mali Accra GROUP C Egypt Sudan Cameroon Zambia Jan 22 Egypt v Cameroon Kumasi Jan 22 Sudan v Zambia Kumasi Jan 26 Cameroon v Zambia Kumasi Jan 26 Egypt v Sudan Kumasi Jan 30 Cameroon v Sudan Tamale Jan 30 Egypt v Zambia Kumasi...
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Tripping the Light Fantastic; Next Year Ghana Will Be the Best Place Ti Ss a Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is This the Start of a Tourist Boom for the Former British Colony? Wendy Gomersall
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), June 26, 2005
...a crater lake 18 miles south of Kumasi formed by the impact of a meteorite...only. Theres a clutch of museums in Kumasi, traditional capital of the Asante region: the Manhyia Palace Museum, the Kumasi Cultural Centre and Prempeh 11 Jubilee...
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Hitchhiker James in African Adventure; Builder Wants to Raise Cash for Orphanage
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), January 7, 2011
...the King Jesus Charity Home Orphanage in Kumasi, Ghana, using any means possible, except...demanding. Most of the route I take to reach Kumasi will be fairly spontaneous. "It all...visiting the Facebook group Journey to Kumasi or on Twitter @journeytokumasi Anyone...
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'My Mission to Help Children in Orphanage'
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), January 4, 2008
Subjects: Home selling, House selling, Retail stores, Stores
...a small village two hours away from Kumasi. "Zions mum had died and his family...family and friends by travelling into Kumasi, the capital city of the Ashanti region...big bump, in case it tips over. But Kumasi has better facilities to call home and...
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encyclopedia articles on: Kumasi  - 6 results

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Kumasi
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
KUMASI kooma se, ma , city (1984 pop. 376,246), capital of the Ashanti Region...center in a cocoa-producing region, and it has a large central market. Kumasi was founded c.1700 as the capital of the Ashanti confederacy. Although...
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Ashanti
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...small states in the hilly country in the neighborhood of modern Kumasi. By the late 17th cent. the states had been welded by the Oyoko clan into the Ashanti confederation, with the capital at Kumasi and the Oyoko chieftain as king. After subduing neighboring...
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Annan, Kofi Atta
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ANNAN, KOFI ATTA ko fe a ta an n 1938 , Ghanaian diplomat, secretary-general of the United Nations (1997 2006), b. Kumasi. The scion of a family of Fante chieftains, he studied at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn. (grad. 1961), and the...
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Ghana , Country, Africa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...station at Akosombo (1964) created the enormous Lake Volta. In addition to the capital (Accra), other important cities are Kumasi , Tema , Sekondi-Takoradi , Cape Coast , and Tamale . Ghanas population is composed of many ethnolinguistic groups, the principal...
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Accra
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...plywood, textiles, clothing, chemicals, and printed materials. A transportation hub, Accra is linked by road and rail with Kumasi , in the interior, and with Tema , a major seaport. The site of present-day Accra was originally comprised of several small...
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