Druzhby Street (russian: у́лица Дру́жбы,

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: ''úlitsa Drúzhby'') is a street in

Ramenki District Ramenki District (russian: район Раменки) is a district in Western Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. The area of the district is . Population: 126,000 (2017 est.) History The modern district was formed in ...

, West Administrative District,

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. The name literally means ''the street of friendship'' and apparently commemorates the good moments in the Soviet-Chinese ties, and now China-Russia relations, since the embassy of the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

is a major landmark of the street.

Lay-out

Druzhby Street is a short street running from Universitetsky Prospekt to

Lomonosovsky Prospekt Lomonosovsky Prospekt is an avenue in Moscow, Russia. It runs from Vavilova Street in the east (continuing Nakhimovsky Prospekt) to Mosfilmovskaya Street in the west (after which it continues as Minskaya Street). The street was named in 1956 ...

, perpendicular to each.

Notable buildings

* 6 - Embassy of the People's Republic of China

Image gallery

Image:Chinese Embassy Moscow.jpg, Embassy of the People's Republic of China

External links

Satellite picture by Google Maps
Streets in Moscow {{Russia-road-stub