Istiglaliyyat Street

Istiglaliyyat Street

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Maintained by	City of Baku
Length	2.2 km (1.4 mi)
Location	Sabail raion
South end	Gulustan Palace
Northeast end	Aziz Aliyev Street

Istiglaliyyat Street (Azerbaijani: Istiqlaliyyət küçəsi) is an arterial road in the central uptown part of Baku, Azerbaijan. It begins at Gulustan Palace, located on the southern hillside part of Baku, and continues north, then northeast, terminating at the intersection of Aziz Aliyev and Mammad Amin Rasulzade Streets at the edge of Fountains Square.

Overview of the street

Istiglaliyyat is one of the oldest streets of Baku. The former names of the street were "Nikolayevskaya", honoring the Russian tsar Nikolay I during Russian imperial rule, "Parlamentskaya" after the revolution, and "Kommunisticheskaya" during Soviet rule. After the restoration of Azerbaijan's independence in 1991, the street was renamed to "Istiglaliyyat", which means "Sovereignty" in Azerbaijani. It stretches for 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi). Due to its location in the historic district, it is considered one of the most beautiful parts of Baku. There are many government offices, universities, shops, boutiques, and restaurants on the street.

Notable buildings and monuments located on Istiglaliyyat Street

• Gulustan Palace
• United Nations Representative Office in Azerbaijan
• Presidential Apparatus, office of the President of Azerbaijan
• Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall
• Western University
• Mayoralty of Baku
• Azerbaijan State Economic University
• Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
• Icheri Sheher Metro Station
• Ichari Shahar northern wall
• Mirza Alakbar Sabir garden
• Monument to Nizami Ganjavi
• Nizami Museum of Azerbaijan Literature

Picture gallery

• Nikolayevskaya
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  Building of Baku City Duma

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  Ismailiyya building (now Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences)

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  House of Mirzabeyov brothers on Istiglaliyyat

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  Nikolayevskaya during the day

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  City Duma (Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in the background)

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  Camels on Nikolayevskaya

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  Nikolayevskaya before the revolution

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  Nikolayevskaya

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  Azerbaijani Army parade on Istiglaliyyat Street on 29 October 1919

• Kommunisticheskaya
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  Kommunisticheskaya Street in 1930

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  Publishing house

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  Kommunisticheskaya

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  View of Philharmonic Hall

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  Close to the Governor's Park

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  Mayoralty of Baku

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  Institute of Manuscripts

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  Building of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences

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  Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall

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  Oncoming traffic at intersection with Husu Hajiyev Street

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  One of the Icheri Sheher gates

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  Azerbaijan State Economic University

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  Former Ismailiya

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  Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall

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  Philharmonic garden

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  House of Mirzabeyovs

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  Philharmonic Hall at night

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  Northeastern end of Istiglaliyyat Street

External links

• Kommunisticheksya-Parlamentskaya-Nikolayevskaya-Istiglaliyyat (Baku)
• Old street and square names in Baku