Azadi Avenue

Azadi Avenue
	خیابان آزادی
Route information
Length	4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Major junctions
East end	Azadi Square
West end	Enqelab Square
Location
Major cities	Tehran
Highway system
	Highways in Iran; Freeways

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

Azadi Avenue seen from the top of Azadi Tower, facing east.

Azadi Avenue from above in the 1970s

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.

a gathering at Azadi Square at the end of Azadi avenue during 1979 revolution

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
Azadi 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 Azadi 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.

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[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.