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Azadi Avenue
Native name	خیابان آیزنهاور (Persian)
Length	4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Location	Tehran
East end	Azadi Square
West end	Enqelab Square

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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.

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

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

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

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

[1] ttp://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.

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+{{Short description|Street in Tehran, Iran}}
-{{infobox road
-|name= Azadi Street<br/>خیابان آزادی
+{{Expand Farsi|خیابان آزادی|date=January 2020}}
+{{infobox street
-|direction_a= East
+| name        = Azadi Avenue
-|direction_b=West
+| native_name = {{native name|fa|خیابان آیزنهاور}}
-|type=street
+| direction_a = East
-|country=IRN
+| direction_b = West
-|terminus_a= [[File:Square in Iran.png|30px]] [[Azadi Square]]
+| country     = IRN
-|terminus_b= [[File:Square in Iran.png|30px]] [[Enqelab Square]]
+| terminus_a  = [[File:Square in Iran.png|30px]] [[Azadi Square]]
-|length_km= 4.5
+| terminus_b  = [[File:Square in Iran.png|30px]] [[Enqelab Square]]
-|location=  [[Tehran]]
+| length_km   = 4.5
-|image= Azadi Street map.png
+| location    = [[Tehran]]
+| image       = Azadi Street map.png
 }}
+[[File:Azadi Avenue 2016.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Azadi Avenue seen from the top of Azadi Tower, facing east.]]
-'''Azadi Street''' is a trunk route in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] connecting [[Azadi Square]] to [[Enqelab Square]].
+[[File:Shahyad Azadi Square and Avenue.jpg|thumb|250px|Azadi Avenue from above in the 1970s]]
+'''Azadi Avenue'''<ref>http://www.rferl.org/a/Eyewitness_From_Tehran_Today/1758936.html Eyewitness On Azadi Avenue</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q2ndCwAAQBAJ&dq=Azadi+avenue&pg=PA53 |title = Iran Transportation Policy and Regulations Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments|isbn = 9781433066337}}</ref> or '''Azadi Street''' ({{langx|fa|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 language|Persian]]. Prior to [[Iranian revolution of 1979|the 1979 Revolution]], the avenue was called '''Eisenhower avenue''' after the United States President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Elliot, Jason|title=Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys through Iran|publisher=Picador|page=15}}</ref> The avenue has been an iconic place for demonstrations and gatherings during [[Iranian revolution of 1979|the 1979 Revolution]] and after that in the Islamic republic era, was a meeting point for national gatherings and marches such as [[Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution|Bahman 22 Rallies]] that is being held annually 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 (Iran)|Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization]]
+*[[Social Security Organization]]
+*[[Iran's National Elites Foundation]]
+*[[Sharif University of Technology]]
+*[[Iran Technical and Vocational Training Organization]]
+*[[Soore University]]
+[[File:Azadi avenue.png|thumb|260px|Azadi Avenue at night]]
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="600px"
 ! text-align="center" colspan="3" | [[File:Pfeil unten.svg|15px]] From East to West [[File:Pfeil unten.svg|15px]]
 |-
-| [[File:Square in Iran.png|30px]]<Br>[[Enqelab Square]]|| [[File:Street in Iran.jpg|18px]] [[Kargar Street]]<Br>[[File:Street in Iran.jpg|18px]] [[Enqelab Street]]
+|colspan="3"|''Continues as [[File:Street in Iran.svg|18px]] [[Enqelab Street]]''
 |-
+| [[File:Square in Iran.png|30px]]<br>[[Enqelab Square]]|| [[File:Street in Iran.svg|18px]] [[Kargar Street]]
-|text-align="center" colspan="3" style="background: orange; color: black;" |[[File:Tehran Metro Logo.svg|30px]] '''[[Enghelab Metro Station]]'''
 |-
-| [[File:A17.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Street in Iran.jpg|18px]] [[Jamalzade Street]]
+|text-align="center" colspan="3" style="background: orange; color: black;" |[[File:Tehran Metro Logo.svg|30px]][[File:Tehran Metro Line 4.svg|45px]] '''[[Enghelab Metro Station]]'''
+|-
+| [[File:France_road_sign_A17.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Street in Iran.svg|18px]] [[Jamalzade Street]]
 |-
 | text-align="center" colspan="3" style="background: orange; color: black;" | [[File:Sinnbild Kraftomnibus.svg|30px]] '''[[Tehran BRT Line]] Qarib Station'''
 |-
-| [[File:A17.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Street in Iran.jpg|18px]] [[Qarib Street]]
+| [[File:France_road_sign_A17.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Street in Iran.svg|18px]] [[Qarib Street]]
 |-
-| [[File:A17.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Street in Iran.jpg|18px]] [[Eskandari Street]]
+| [[File:France_road_sign_A17.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Street in Iran.svg|18px]] [[Eskandari Street]]
 |-
-|text-align="center" colspan="3" style="background: orange; color: black;" |[[File:Tehran Metro Logo.svg|30px]] '''[[Tohid Metro Station]]'''
+|text-align="center" colspan="3" style="background: orange; color: black;" |[[File:Tehran Metro Logo.svg|30px]][[File:Tehran Metro Line 4.svg|45px]] '''[[Tohid Metro Station]]'''
 |-
-| [[File:A17.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Fareskilt 44.PNG|30px]] [[Tohid Tunnel]] Local Route
+| [[File:France_road_sign_A17.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Fareskilt 44.PNG|30px]] [[Tohid Tunnel]] Local Route
 |-
 | text-align="center" colspan="3" style="background: orange; color: black;" | [[File:Sinnbild Kraftomnibus.svg|30px]] '''[[Tehran BRT Line]] Rudaki Station'''
 |-
-| [[File:A17.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Street in Iran.jpg|18px]] [[Rudaki Street]]
+| [[File:France_road_sign_A17.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Street in Iran.svg|18px]] [[Rudaki Street]]
 |-
 | text-align="center" colspan="3" style="background: orange; color: black;" | [[File:Sinnbild Kraftomnibus.svg|30px]] '''[[Tehran BRT Line]] Behbudi Station'''
 |-
-| [[File:A17.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Street in Iran.jpg|18px]] [[Azarbaijan Street]]<Br>[[File:Street in Iran.jpg|18px]] [[Behbudi Street]]<Br>[[File:Street in Iran.jpg|18px]] [[Sohravard Street]]
+| [[File:France_road_sign_A17.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Street in Iran.svg|18px]] [[Azarbaijan Street]]<br>[[File:Street in Iran.svg|18px]] [[Behbudi Street]]<br>[[File:Street in Iran.svg|18px]] [[Sohravard Street]]
 |-
-|text-align="center" colspan="3" style="background: orange; color: black;" |[[File:Tehran Metro Logo.svg|30px]] '''[[Azadi Metro Station]]'''
+|text-align="center" colspan="3" style="background: orange; color: black;" |[[File:Tehran Metro Logo.svg|30px]][[File:Tehran Metro Line 2.png|45px]][[File:Tehran Metro Line 4.svg|45px]] '''[[Azadi Metro Station|Eisenhower Metro Station]]'''
 |-
-| [[File:A17.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Street in Iran.jpg|18px]] [[Shadmehr Street]]<Br>[[File:Street in Iran.jpg|18px]] [[Jeyhun Street]]
+| [[File:France_road_sign_A17.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Street in Iran.svg|18px]] [[Shadmehr Street]]<br>[[File:Street in Iran.svg|18px]] [[Jeyhun Street]]
 |-
-| [[File:AB-Kreuz-grün.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Expressway in Iran.png|30px]] [[Yadegar-e-Emam Expressway]]
+| [[File:AB-Kreuz-grün.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Expressway in Iran.svg|30px]] [[Yadegar-e-Emam Expressway]]
 |-
-|text-align="center" colspan="3" style="background: orange; color: black;" |[[File:Tehran Metro Logo.svg|30px]] '''[[Doctor Habib-o-llah Metro Station]]'''
+|text-align="center" colspan="3" style="background: orange; color: black;" |[[File:Tehran Metro Logo.svg|30px]][[File:Tehran Metro Line 4.svg|45px]] '''[[Doctor Habib-o-llah Metro Station]]'''
 |-
 | text-align="center" colspan="3" style="background: orange; color: black;" | [[File:Sinnbild Kraftomnibus.svg|30px]] '''[[Tehran BRT Line]] Sharif University Station'''
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 | text-align="center" colspan="3" style="background: orange; color: black;" | [[File:Sinnbild Kraftomnibus.svg|30px]] '''[[Tehran BRT Line]] Ostad Moin Station'''
 |-
-| [[File:Sinnbild Autoabzweig.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Street in Iran.jpg|18px]] [[Javad Akbari Street]]<Br>[[File:Street in Iran.jpg|18px]] [[Jey Street]]<Br>[[File:Street in Iran.jpg|18px]] [[Ostad Moin Street]]
+| [[File:Sinnbild Autoabzweig.svg|30px]]|| [[File:Street in Iran.svg|18px]] [[Javad Akbari Street]]<br>[[File:Street in Iran.svg|18px]] [[Jey Street]]<br>[[File:Street in Iran.svg|18px]] [[Ostad Moin Street]]
 |-
-|text-align="center" colspan="3" style="background: orange; color: black;" |[[File:Tehran Metro Logo.svg|30px]] '''[[Ostad Moein Metro Station]]'''
+|text-align="center" colspan="3" style="background: orange; color: black;" |[[File:Tehran Metro Logo.svg|30px]][[File:Tehran Metro Line 4.svg|45px]] '''[[Ostad Moein Metro Station]]'''
 |-
-| text-align="center" colspan="3" style="background: orange; color: black;" | [[File:Sinnbild Kraftomnibus.svg|30px]] '''[[Tehran BRT Line]] Azadi Square Station'''
+| text-align="center" colspan="3" style="background: orange; color: black;" | [[File:Sinnbild Kraftomnibus.svg|30px]] '''[[Tehran BRT Line]] Eisenhower Square Station'''
 |-
-| [[File:Square in Iran.png|30px]]<Br>[[Azadi Square]]|| [[File:Expressway in Iran.png|30px]] [[Saidi Expressway]]<Br>[[File:Expressway in Iran.png|30px]] [[Jenah Expressway]]<Br>[[File:Expressway in Iran.png|32px]][[File:Road32.png|18px]] [[Road 32 (Iran)|Makhsus Karaj Expressway]]
+| [[File:Square in Iran.png|30px]]<br>[[Azadi Square]]|| [[File:Expressway in Iran.svg|30px]] [[Saidi Expressway]]<br>[[File:Expressway in Iran.svg|30px]] [[Jenah Expressway]]<br>[[File:Expressway in Iran.svg|32px]][[File:Iran First Level Road 32.png|18px]] [[Road 32 (Iran)|Makhsus Karaj Expressway]]
 |-
 ! text-align="center" colspan="3" | [[File:Pfeil unten.svg|15px]] From West to East [[File:Pfeil unten.svg|15px]]
 |}
-[[Category:Streets in Tehran]]
+==References==
-[[fa:خیابان آزادی]]
+{{reflist}}
+[[Category:Streets in Tehran]]