The biggest market in Africa

The biggest market in Africa

A market can be considered not only as an open space venue where you can see a lot of traders who work around and try to sell you their goods. You can also treat shopping malls as markets. Let`s take a look at top 10 biggest markets in Africa!

The biggest market in Africa

Largest market in Africa

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Every market is filled with a lot of vendors who want to present their goods to public. You can see every sort of merchandise in the biggest market in West Africa, East Africa, North Africa or any other part of Africa you really want to visit! Markets can be a real deal for tourists who can`t imagine their lives without visiting the local markets!

Top 10 Biggest Market in Africa

1. Two Rivers Mall

1. Two Rivers Mall

It`s defined to be the biggest shopping mall in East Africa. This gigantic complex covers 65,000 square meters. You can find a large array of shops, like LC Waikiki, Swarovsky, luxury brands, Adidas, Mr. Price. Do not forget about the entertainment provided in that shopping mall. The indoor entertainment provider is Magic Planet! It`s also the second largest city mall in Kenya.

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2. Karatina Open Market

2. Karatina Open Market

It`s located within 130 km of the capital of Kenya – Nairobi. This big market is located in Nyeri Country. You will find a lot of fruits and vegetables here. Moreover, it`s a perfect version for where you can get a lot of interesting things here. You will not believe what kind of treasures you can meet here!

3. Gateway Theatre

3. Gateway Theatre

This market is located in KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. It`s the largest market in the Southern Hemisphere. It covers more than 220,00 square meters. It has more than 400 stores! Gateway Theatre was opened in 2001. It has a lot of international fashion brands that you can try to visit! For instance, Mr.Price, Forever New, and Zara! Do not forget about one of the largest cinema theatres! 18-cinema Ster Kinekor!

4. Merkato Market

4. Merkato Market

The Merkato is located in Addis Ababa. It`s the sprawling center of merchandise. Which is the name of the biggest market in Africa? Merkato market used to be the biggest market in whole Africa. Merkato sprawls with new shopping malls! The chains of stores go kilometers away!

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5. West Hills Mall

5. West Hills Mall

The West Hills Mall is located in Accra Ghana. It can be named the biggest market in West Africa. It covers almost 93,000 square meters. It has a great variety of local products.

6. Kejetia

6. Kejetia

It`s an open market in Kumasi. It`s currently one of the biggest markets in Ghana. It`s located in the heart of the ancient Ashanti Kingdom. The market covers a vast area where you can see a lot of shoppers. You may use this market if you want to buy some household goods, bracelets, batic, traditional kente strips, agricultural hardware, electronics, shoes, clothes and so on.

7. Novare Lekki Mall

7. Novare Lekki Mall

Novare Lekki is located in Lagos of Nigeria. It`s the biggest city mall in the most populous city in Africa. This mall was opened in 2016. The price for the whole project with Novare Real Estate Africa cost around $83 million. The city mall covers 22,000 square meters.

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8. Khan el Khalili

8. Khan el Khalili

Have you ever visited Egypt? It`s a land of pyramids and pharaohs! It`s also the place of the shopping dreams! The Khan el Khalili can make your dream a reality! This market has quite a history as it was created in the 14th century.

Khan el Khalili is a paradise for all shoppers of the world. You can find a lot of interesting goods here! It includes spices, aroma products, perfumery and so on. In addition, you can find a lot of antique shops! Who knows, maybe one of them contains Aladdin’s lamp which can help you to make all the wishes come true :)

9. Addis Mercato

The biggest market in Africa

Addis Mercato can be named the second largest market in Africa. It`s located in the capital of Ethiopia –Addis Ababa. You can find almost anything on this market! It`s provided with a large variety of coffee, jebenas, clothes, spices and so on!

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10. Onitsha

10. Onitsha

The full name for this market is the Onitsha International Marine Market. It is named the biggest market in West Africa. This market gathers people all over Nigeria to buy and sell products. Therefore, you can buy almost everything here!

It`s quite difficult to name a one market as the biggest in Africa, answer as they all compete with each other in terms of a number of customers and overall size.

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Adrianna Simwa (Lifestyle writer) Adrianna Simwa is a content writer at Legit.ng where she has worked since mid-2022. She has written for many periodicals on a variety of subjects, including news, celebrities, and lifestyle, for more than three years. She has worked for The Hoth, The Standard Group and Triple P Media. Adrianna graduated from Nairobi University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in 2020. In 2023, Simwa finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques. You can reach her through her email: adriannasimwa@gmail.com