Makola Market

Makola Market be popular market for Accra, Ghana ein capital. E be place wey dem dey sell plenty things like car parts, land snails, foodstuffs, clothes, shoes, tools, medicine, den kitchenware."Welcome to Makola Market!" Accra Daily, 4 December 2007. 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 
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.Important social and cultural institution

On 18 August 1979, 55 years after e build, dem destroy Makola Market. 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.C., Robertson, Claire (1983). "The Death of Makola and Other Tragedies". Canadian Journal of African Studies. 17 (3).

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.Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, retrieved 2017-08-17
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 References 
Category:Retail markets insyd Ghana
Category:Buildings den structures insyd Accra
Category:Economy of Accra

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Category:Greater Accra Region
Category:1924 establishments insyd Gold Coast (British colony)