Rudaki Avenue (
Tajik: хиёбони Рӯдакӣ,
Russian: проспект Рудаки) is the main thoroughfare street in
Dushanbe, the capital of
Tajikistan.[1][2][3] The street is named after
Rudaki, the Tajik national poet.[4] The street was known as Lenin Avenue during the
Soviet period, and used to host a statue of
Vladimir Lenin.[5] The street received its current name in the summer of 1992.[6]
Key administrative buildings and cultural institutions are located on the street.[7]