Azadi Avenue or Azadi Street (; ''Khiābān-e Azādi'') is a 4.5 kilometers trunk route in

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connecting

Azadi Square Azadi Square ( ' meaning "''Freedom Square''" or "''Liberty Square''"), formerly known as Shahyad Square (Persian: میدان شهیاد ''Meydāne Šahyād'' meaning "''Remembrance of heShah Square''"), is a mainly green city square in Tehran, ...

to Enqelab Square. The avenue's name means "Freedom" in

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. Prior to the 1979 Revolution, the avenue was called Eisenhower avenue after the United States President

Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionar ...

. 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.

Sites

Several Iranian state and non-state buildings, universities are located alongside Azadi avenue. Among them are: *

Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare The Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare () is an Iranian government body responsible for the oversight of Cooperative business, regulation and implementation of policies applicable to labour and social affairs. It also oversee ...

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* Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization *

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Sharif University of Technology Sharif University of Technology (SUT); (, romanized : Dāneshgāh-e sana'ti-e sharif) is a public research university in Tehran, Iran. It is widely considered to be the nation's most prestigious and leading institution for science, technology ...

Iran Technical and Vocational Training Organization The Iran Technical and Vocational Training Organization (or I.R.T.V.T.O) is one of the organizations affiliated to the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare, which was formed from the merger of three educational institutions in 198 ...

Soore University Soore University (SU) (, ''Dânešgâh-e Sure'') is an International nonprofit university located in Tehran, Iran. Soore University was founded in 1994, and it is considered among the top art universities in Iran alongside Tehran University of A ...

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