Azadi Avenue (Tehran)

Azadi Avenue
Native nameخیابان آیزنهاور (Persian)
Length4.5 km (2.8 mi)
LocationTehran
East end Azadi Square
West end Enqelab Square
Azadi Avenue seen from the top of Azadi Tower, facing east.
Azadi Avenue from above in the 1970s

Azadi Avenue[1][2] or Azadi Street (Persian: خیابان آزادی; Khiābān-e Azādi) is a 4.5 kilometers trunk route in Tehran, Iran connecting Azadi Square to Enqelab Square.

The avenue's name means "Freedom" in Persian. Prior to the 1979 Revolution, the avenue was called Eisenhower avenue after the United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower.[3] The avenue has been an iconic place for demonstrations and gatherings during the 1979 Revolution and after that in the Islamic republic era, was a meeting point for national gatherings and marches such as Bahman 22 Rallies that is being held annually in Tehran.

Sites

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Several Iranian state and non-state buildings, universities are located alongside Azadi avenue. Among them are:

Azadi Avenue at night
From East to West
Continues as Enqelab Street

Enqelab Square
Kargar Street
Enghelab Metro Station
Jamalzade Street
Tehran BRT Line Qarib Station
Qarib Street
Eskandari Street
Tohid Metro Station
Tohid Tunnel Local Route
Tehran BRT Line Rudaki Station
Rudaki Street
Tehran BRT Line Behbudi Station
Azarbaijan Street
Behbudi Street
Sohravard Street
Eisenhower Metro Station
Shadmehr Street
Jeyhun Street
Yadegar-e-Emam Expressway
Doctor Habib-o-llah Metro Station
Tehran BRT Line Sharif University Station
Tehran BRT Line Ostad Moin Station
Javad Akbari Street
Jey Street
Ostad Moin Street
Ostad Moein Metro Station
Tehran BRT Line Eisenhower Square Station

Azadi Square
Saidi Expressway
Jenah Expressway
Makhsus Karaj Expressway
From West to East

References

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  1. ^ http://www.rferl.org/a/Eyewitness_From_Tehran_Today/1758936.html Eyewitness On Azadi Avenue
  2. ^ Iran Transportation Policy and Regulations Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments. ISBN 9781433066337.
  3. ^ Elliot, Jason. Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys through Iran. Picador. p. 15.