Dakar Square ( azerb. Dakar meydanı ) is one of the squares of the capital of Azerbaijan , the city of Baku . It is located at the intersection of Rustam Rustamov Street and Kara Karaev Avenue, near the Neftchilar metro station [1] . The square is named after the capital of Senegal, Dakar - the twin city of Baku [2] . Back in 1967, Baku and Dakar became twin cities. In September 1987, as part of a program dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the capital of Senegal [3] , a delegation of the Municipality of Dakar was also in Baku, who also visited Dakar Square [2] .
| Dakar Square | |
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| azerb. Dakar meydanı | |
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| City | Baku , Azerbaijan |
| Nearest metro station | Neftchilar |
In the center of the square stands a turbulent monument decorated with mosaics and sculptures of pigeons and handshakes. In the eastern part of the square there is a mosaic panel, which also shows the coats of arms of both cities, and also has an inscription in French “Twin Cities” ( French Cités Unies ).
- Mosaic panel in the square
Notes
- ↑ Official site of the Baku Metro (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment July 6, 2013. Archived on August 6, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Gasimli M.J. Azerbaijan in international cultural relations (1946-1990) . - Tbilisi: Artanuchi, 2005 .-- 300 p.
- ↑ Dakar seceded from Gore as a separate commune in 1887 .