Neftchilar Avenue
Maintained by | City of Baku | ||
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Coordinates | 40°21′35″N 49°50′02″E / 40.3597°N 49.8340°ECoordinates: 40°21′35″N 49°50′02″E / 40.3597°N 49.8340°E | ||
East end | Javanshir Bridge | ||
Major junctions | Uzeyir Hajibeyov Street | ||
West end | Bayil, 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 (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[]
- 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
Gallery[]
House of Hajinsky, 1918-1920
Aleksandrovskaya Naberezhnaya
House of the Governor General
By the boulevard
Tip of the Maiden Tower
Festivities on Naberezhnaya
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[]
External links[]
- Streets in Baku