Neftchilar Avenue

Neftchiler Avenue

Maintained by	City of Baku
East end	Javanshir Bridge
Major junctions	Uzeyir Hajibeyov Street
West end	Bayil, Sabail raion of Baku

Neftchiler Avenue (Template:Lang-az) 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.

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
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  House of Hajinsky, 1918-1920
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  Aleksandrovskaya Naberezhnaya
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  House of the Governor General
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  By the boulevard
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  Tip of the Maiden Tower
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  Festivities on Naberezhnaya

• Neftchiler Avenue
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  Overlooking the Avenue
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  Intersection of Aziz Aliyev Street
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  Maiden Tower
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  Pathway to Fountains Square
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  Maiden Tower
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  Baku Puppet Theatre
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  Baku Boulevard
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  View from Baku Puppet Theater
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  19th century buildings
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  Baku Boulevard
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  View to Baku TV Tower
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  One of entrances to the Icheri Sheher
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  View from top of Maiden Tower

External links

• Old street and square names in Baku