Azadi Avenue (Tehran)
Street in Tehran, Iran
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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.
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 Interactive map of Azadi Avenue | |
| Native name | خیابان آیزنهاور (Persian) |
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| Length | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
| Location | Tehran |
| East end |  Azadi Square |
| West end | Enqelab Square |
The avenue's name means "Freedom" in Persian. Prior to the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the avenue was called Eisenhower avenue after the United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower.[3] The avenue became an iconic place for demonstrations and gatherings during the 1979 Revolution. Thereafter, in the Islamic republic era, it became a meeting point for national gatherings and marches such as the 22 Bahman Rallies that are annually held in Tehran.
Sites
Several Iranian state and non-state buildings, universities are located alongside Azadi avenue. Among them are:
- Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare
- Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts
- Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization
- Social Security Organization
- Iran's National Elites Foundation
- Sharif University of Technology
- Iran Technical and Vocational Training Organization
- Soore University
 From East to West | ||
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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 | ||