Neftchilar Avenue

Street in Baku, Azerbaijan
40°21′35″N 49°50′02″E / 40.3597°N 49.8340°E / 40.3597; 49.8340East endJavanshir BridgeMajor
junctionsUzeyir Hajibeyov StreetWest endBayil, Sabail raion of Baku

Neftchiler Avenue (Azerbaijani: Neftçilər Prospekti; literally Oil Worker's Avenue) 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

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

Gallery

  • Naberezhnaya Aleksandra II
  • House of Hajinsky, 1918-1920
    House of Hajinsky, 1918-1920
  • Aleksandrovskaya Naberezhnaya
    Aleksandrovskaya Naberezhnaya
  • House of the Governor General
    House of the Governor General
  • By the boulevard
    By the boulevard
  • Tip of the Maiden Tower
    Tip of the Maiden Tower
  • Festivities on Naberezhnaya
    Festivities on Naberezhnaya
  • Neftchiler Avenue
  • Overlooking the Avenue
    Overlooking the Avenue
  • Intersection of Aziz Aliyev Street
    Intersection of Aziz Aliyev Street
  • Maiden Tower
    Maiden Tower
  • Pathway to Fountains Square
    Pathway to Fountains Square
  • Maiden Tower
    Maiden Tower
  • Baku Puppet Theatre
  • Baku Boulevard
  • View from Baku Puppet Theater
    View from Baku Puppet Theater
  • 19th century buildings
    19th century buildings
  • Baku Boulevard
    Baku Boulevard
  • View to Baku TV Tower
  • One of entrances to the Icheri Sheher
    One of entrances to the Icheri Sheher
  • View from top of Maiden Tower
    View from top of Maiden Tower

Notes


External links

  • Old street and square names in Baku


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