Rudaki Avenue
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38°35′33.2″N 68°47′12.6″E / 38.592556°N 68.786833°E
Rudaki Avenue (Tajik: хиёбони Рӯдакӣ, romanized: khiyoboni Rūdakī, Russian: проспект Рудаки, romanized: prospekt Rudaki) is the main thoroughfare street in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.[1][2][3] The street is named after Rudaki, the Tajik national poet.[4] The street was known as Lenin Avenue during the Soviet period, and used to host a statue of Vladimir Lenin.[5] The street received its current name in the summer of 1992.[6]
Key administrative buildings and cultural institutions are located on the street.[7]
