Neftchilar Avenue
Neftchiler Avenue (Azerbaijani: Neftçilər Prospekti) is an arterial road in Baku, Azerbaijan. It begins at the west end of the Bayil district of Baku and continues east until terminating at Javanshir Bridge (formerly Gagarin Bridge) intersecting Uzeyir Hajibeyov Street. It is used as part of the Baku City Circuit, including the Start-Finish straight located next to Government House
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Maintained by | City of Baku |
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East end | Javanshir Bridge |
Major junctions | Uzeyir Hajibeyov Street |
West end | Bayil, Sabail raion of Baku |
Previous names of Neftchilar Avenue were Alexander II Quay, Gubanov Quay, and Stalin Avenue. The street was named Neftchilar Avenue in 1961 in honour of workers of oil industry in Azerbaijan. The larger section of the avenue runs along Baku Boulevard.
Notable buildings and monuments located on the avenue include
- Оffice of State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan
- State Maritime Administration of Azerbaijan Republic
- International Mugam Center of Azerbaijan
- Maiden Tower
- Baku Puppet Theatre
- Azerbaijan National Carpet Museum
- Government House
- Baku port
- National Flag Square
Picture gallery
- Naberezhnaya Aleksandra II
- House of Hajinsky, 1918-1920
- Aleksandrovskaya Naberezhnaya
- House of the Governor General
- By the boulevard
- Tip of the Maiden Tower
- Festivities on Naberezhnaya
- Neftchiler Avenue
- Overlooking the Avenue
- Intersection of Aziz Aliyev Street
- Maiden Tower
- Pathway to Fountains Square
- Maiden Tower
- View from Baku Puppet Theater
- 19th century buildings
- Baku Boulevard
- View to Baku TV Tower
- One of entrances to the Icheri Sheher
- View from top of Maiden Tower
Notes
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