Freedom Square

Azadliq Square, in is the biggest city-center square in . It lies next to Baku Boulevard.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Also known as: “Azadliq Square”, “Azadliq Square, Baku”, and “Lenin Meydanı”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include House of Government and Baku Central Railway Station.

Town hall
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The Government House of Baku, also known as the , is a government building housing various state ministries of . It is located on Neftchiler Avenue and faces the Baku Boulevard.

Railway station
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Baku railway station is the central station of , the capital of . It is located in the Nesimi district in central Baku, approximately 3 km northeast from the historical core of Baku, . is situated 790 metres north of Freedom Square.

Theater building
Photo: Sefer azeri, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is an opera house in , . Formerly known as the Mailov Theatre, was built in 1911 by Armenian architect Nikolai Bayev. is situated 640 metres west of Freedom Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baku and Old City.

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is the capital of and is the largest city in the . 's Old Town has UNESCO World Heritage status. Many cultures and architectural styles mix in , in particular Turkish-Islamic elements meet strong Western European and Russian-Eastern European influences.

Neighborhood
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or Inner City is the historical core of , the capital of . The is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls.

Locality
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Baku is a planned urban development in the district of . It is part of the 2021 strategic plan for . It refers to the re-development of a portion of Black City, a 221-hectare land area. is situated 3 km east of Freedom Square.

Freedom Square

Latitude
40.37376° or 40° 22′ 26″ north
Longitude
49.85277° or 49° 51′ 10″ east
Open location code
8HGF9VF3+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1328471295
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q3232906
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Freedom Square” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ազատության հարապարակ (Բաքու)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Azadlıq meydanı”
  • Chinese: “自由广场”
  • Chinese: “自由廣場”
  • Dutch: “Azadliq Square”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان ازادلق”
  • Esperanto: “Placo de la Libereco”
  • French: “place d’Azadliq”
  • French: “Place d’Azadliq”
  • Georgian: “თავისუფლების მოედანი (ბაქო)”
  • Georgian: “თავისუფლების მოედანი”
  • Greek: “Πλατεία Ελευθερίας (Μπακού)”
  • Japanese: “自由広場”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Azadliqplassen”
  • Russian: “Плошадь Свободы”
  • Russian: “Площадь Свободы”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Azadlig”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Azadlıq”
  • Turkish: “Azadlık Meydanı”
  • Turkish: “Azadlıq Meydanı”
  • Turkish: “Azatlık Meydanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Площа Азадлиг”
  • Ukrainian: “Площа Свободи”
  • Uzbek: “Ozodlik maydoni (Boku)”
  • Uzbek: “Ozodlik maydoni”

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