Freedom Square
Azadliq Square, in Baku is the biggest city-centre square in Azerbaijan. It lies next to Baku Boulevard.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Stomatoloq Fərid Zey…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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.
House of Government
Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Government House of Baku, also known as the House of Government, is a government building housing various state ministries of Azerbaijan. It is located on Neftchiler Avenue and faces the Baku Boulevard.
Baku Central Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Baku railway station is the central station of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. It is located in the Nesimi district in central Baku, approximately 3 km northeast from the historical core of Baku, İçərişəhər. Baku Central Railway Station is situated 790 metres north of Freedom Square.
Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
Theater building
Photo: Sefer azeri, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater is an opera house in Baku, Azerbaijan. Formerly known as the Mailov Theatre, was built in 1911 by Armenian architect Nikolai Bayev. Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater is situated 640 metres west of Freedom Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baku and Old City.
Baku
Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan and is the largest city in the Caucasus. Baku's Old Town has UNESCO World Heritage status. Many cultures and architectural styles mix in Baku, in particular Turkish-Islamic elements meet strong Western European and Russian-Eastern European influences.
Old City
Neighborhood
Photo: AlixSaz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old City or Inner City is the historical core of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The Old City is the most ancient part of Baku, which is surrounded by walls.
White City
Locality
Photo: Ayla Gasimova, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Baku White City is a planned urban development in the Xətai-Khatai district of Azerbaijan. It is part of the 2021 strategic plan for Baku. It refers to the re-development of a portion of Black City, a 221-hectare land area. White City is situated 3 km east of Freedom Square.
Freedom Square
- Category: locality
- Location: Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Asia
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Latitude
40.37376° or 40° 22′ 26″ northLongitude
49.85277° or 49° 51′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8HGF9VF3+G4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1328471295OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata 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”
- 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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Freedom Square”. Photo: Stomatoloq Fərid Zey…, CC BY-SA 3.0.