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Rashid Behbudov Street

Street in Baku, Azerbaijan

Field	Value
image	Streetinbaku.JPG
name	Rashid Behbudov Street
maint	City of Baku
length_km	2.16
direction_a	south
terminus_a	Neftchiler Avenue
junction	Baku Boulevard
direction_b	north
terminus_b	Bakikhanov street
location	Sabail raion

Rashid Behbudov Street () is an arterial road in central Baku, Azerbaijan, named after famed Azerbaijani singer Rashid Behbudov. It begins at the south end of the Sabayil district of Baku and continues north, terminating at intersection with Bakikhanov Street intersecting Uzeyir Hajibeyov Street.

Overview of the street

The former names of the street include "Budagovskaya", "Kaspiyskaya", "Lieutenant Schmidt". It was renamed after a renowned Azerbaijani singer and actor Rashid Behbudov. It stretches 2.16 km. Connecting Neftchiler Avenue in Baku downtown via stretch of Bakikhanov street to Tbilisi Avenue, which leads to northern entrance of Baku. Rashid Behbudov Street is heavy with traffic throughout the day. Both OVIR (Department of Visas and Registration) issuing passports and Azerbaijan University of Languages are located on Rashid Behbudov street, which causes more traffic during the academic year, due to the increased number of commuting students and incoming citizens from other parts of the country to register their passports.

The southern part of the street has many buildings from the 19th century with many boutiques, shops and upscale restaurants, whereas the northern part is seen with newly built high-rise buildings.

Notable buildings and monuments located on the avenue include

Music School No.2 named after Rashid Behbudov
Rashid Behbudov Song Theater
School No. 8
Central Bank of Azerbaijan
Shahriyar House of Culture
Azerbaijani Musical Arts Museum
Jazz Center of Baku
Aquapark
Azerbaijan University of Languages
Department of Visas and Registration (also called OVIR)
Former 26 Commissars Memorial

Picture gallery

Image: Баку. Здание школы №8 (в то время школы №5 - старое фото).jpg|Kids in front of Pushkin school No. 5 (now School No. 8) Image: Доходный дом М.Мухтарова.jpg|House of Murtuza Mukhtarov

Image: Rashidbehbudovstr.JPG|By the Jazz Center of Baku, intersection of 28 May Street in the distance Image: Universtitetinbaku.JPG|Azerbaijan University of Languages Image: Зданиебаку.jpg|Intersection of Rashid Behbudov and 28 May Streets Image: Архитектурноезданиевбаку.jpg|19th-century building Image: IMG baku08.JPG|A quite garden Image: Rashid Behbudov Street 2010.jpg|19th-century house Image: School at Street Rashid Behbudov in Baku.jpg|School No. 8 Image: Baku 9753.JPG|Azerbaijani Musical Arts Museum Image: Baku 9747.JPG|Park Image: Gardeninstr.JPG|Public garden

References

Qara Məşədiyev, "Bakı küçələri: adlar və talelər" (Streets of Baku: Names and Fates), Baki: "Elm və təhsil", 2013.

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