Azadi Tower

The Azadi Tower, also known by its former name, the Shahyad Tower, is a monument at in , Iran. It is one of 's landmarks, once marking the westernmost entrance to the city, and is part of the Azadi Cultural Complex, which also includes an underground museum.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: tower in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as: “Azadi-Turm”, “Borj-e Azadi”, “Freedom Tower”, “King Memorial Tower”, “La Torre Azadi”, “Liberty Tower”, “Praça Azadi”, “Shah Memorial Tower”, “Shahyad”, “Shahyād Āryāmehr”, “Shahyad Tower”, “Πύργος Σαχυάντ”, “Πύργος της ελευθερίας”, “برج ازادی”, “برج شهیاد”, “بنای شهیاد (برج آزادی)”, “مجموعهٔ آزادی”, “میدان شهیاد”, “আজাদী টাওয়ার”, “アザディタワー”, “自由纪念碑”, “阿扎迪自由塔”, “阿扎迪自由纪念塔”, and “阿萨迪塔”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Meydan-e Azadi and Ostad Moein.

Metro station
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Metro Station is the sixteenth station… is situated 470 metres west of Azadi Tower.

Metro station
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Station is a station of Metro Line 4. is situated 600 metres east of Azadi Tower.

Bus station
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is a bus station, which is situated 630 metres northwest of Azadi Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include District 9 and District 10.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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Municipality of is one of 22 central… is situated 3 km southeast of Azadi Tower.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Azadi Tower.

Azadi Tower

Latitude
35.69974° or 35° 41′ 59″ north
Longitude
51.33806° or 51° 20′ 17″ east
Open location code
8H7HM8XQ+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12949824719
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q1140026
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Azadi Tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج آزادي”
  • Armenian: “Թեհրանի Ազատության աշտարակ”
  • Assamese: “আজাদী টাৱাৰ”
  • Banjar: “Manara Azadi”
  • Bashkir: “Azadi Tower”
  • Basque: “Azadi dorrea”
  • Bengali: “আজাদি মিনার”
  • Bosnian: “Azadi Toranj”
  • Bosnian: “Toranj Azadi”
  • Bulgarian: “Азади”
  • Catalan: “Torre Azadi”
  • Chinese: “阿扎迪塔”
  • Chuvash: “Азади башни”
  • Czech: “Bordž-e Ázádí”
  • Danish: “Azaditårnet”
  • Dutch: “Azadi-toren”
  • Esperanto: “Turo Azadi”
  • Finnish: “Azadin torni”
  • French: “tour Azadi”
  • French: “Tour Azadi”
  • German: “Freiheitsturm”
  • Greek: “Πύργος Αζαντί”
  • Gujarati: “આઝાદી મિનાર”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל אזאדי”
  • Hindi: “आज़ादी टावर”
  • Hindi: “आज़ादी टॉवर”
  • Indonesian: “Menara Azadi”
  • Italian: “Torre Azadi”
  • Japanese: “アーザーディー・タワー”
  • Japanese: “アーザーディー記念塔”
  • Korean: “보르제 아자디”
  • Macedonian: “Кула на слободата”
  • Malay: “Menara Azadi”
  • Nepali: “आजादी टावर”
  • Persian: “برج آزادی ایران”
  • Persian: “برج آزادی”
  • Polish: “Borj-e Azadi (wieża wolności)”
  • Polish: “Wieża Wolności w Teheranie”
  • Portuguese: “Torre Azadi”
  • Russian: “Башня Азади”
  • Slovak: “Bordž-e ázádí”
  • Slovak: “Bordž-e Ázádí”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آزادی بورجو”
  • Spanish: “Torre Azadi”
  • Swedish: “Azaditornet”
  • Tamil: “ஆசாதி கோபுரம்”
  • Thai: “หอคอยออซอดี”
  • Ukrainian: “Башта Азаді”
  • Urdu: “مینار آزادی”
  • Uzbek: “Azadi minorasi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: ایستگاه پلیس کلانتری 135 آزادی and پایانه آزادی.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: ایستگاه آزادی and Azadi Sq.

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