Kumasi
Kumasi, markets, kente and Asante history
The region is the historic heartland of Asante culture.
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Ashanti.
Real places in this region, photographed by the people who were there. Every photo is credited. Tap one to see it large. Got a better one? Share it.
Photo credits & licences
- Kejetia, one of West Africa's largest markets. Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Great Hall, KNUST, Kumasi, Ashanti Region. Pnlarbi · CC BY 4.0
- Kumasi rooftops at Kronum. Maven Egote · CC BY-SA 4.0
- The 2024 Bonwire Kente Festival. Baah Badu Kurfass 1 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kumasi Central Market. Lattitude Canada · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Printed cloth for sale in Kumasi. Adam Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Afternoon light at Lake Bosumtwi. Kradolferp · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Inside the new Kejetia market hall. Afus199620 · CC0
- Lake Bosumtwi, a crater lake. Stig Nygaard from Copenhagen, Denmark · CC BY 2.0
- Lake Bosumtwi. Stig Nygaard from Copenhagen, Denmark · CC BY 2.0
- Tano Offin Forest Reserve. Ellis Lomotey · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Manhyia Palace Museum, Kumasi. Nkansahrexford · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kejetia Market from above. Afus199620 · CC0
- Reflections on Lake Bosumtwi. Kradolferp · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Weaving kente at Bonwire. Sadads · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hand-printing Adinkra symbols with natural dye. ZSM · CC BY 3.0
Worth the trip.
Places in this region people keep coming back to. Not a ranking — a starting point.
Nkansahrexford · CC BY-SA 3.0Manhyia Palace Museum
The Asantehene's former palace, now a museum of Asante history.
Afus199620 · CC0
Pnlarbi · CC BY 4.0
Kradolferp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sadads · CC BY-SA 4.0
ZSM · CC BY 3.0
Festivals in
Ashanti.
Festivals and cultural events kept here, in calendar order. Many dates move from year to year, so each festival’s page has what we know about when.
- Early Aug
Yaa Asantewaa Festival
Ejisu honours Nana Yaa Asantewaa, the queen mother who led the 1900 war against the British.
Usually early AugustEjisu
- Every 6 weeks
Akwasidae
The Asantehene sits in state at Manhyia and receives chiefs and visitors, every six weeks.
Every six weeks, on a SundayManhyia Palace, Kumasi
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