Sonnenallee (Berlin)

It begins in the north-west at Hermannplatz as the continuation of Urbanstraße, runs 2600 meters south-east before crossing the Ringbahn and shortly thereafter the Neukölln Ship Canal.

After the intersection with Grenzallee and Dammweg, Sonnenallee passes several allotments (Kleingartenanlagen) and two large housing estates, leading to its south-easterly endpoint at Baumschulenstraße.

The entire length of the street originally had trees running down both sides and a verge down the middle, which until 1965 housed a tram line.

Nowadays, Sonnenallee is home to a large immigrant population of Middle Eastern origin, particularly of Syrian, earning it the nickname of "Arab Street".

[5] The 1999 film of the same name and its corresponding book portrayed a nostalgic view of the GDR in the 1970s, which earned it national notoriety in Germany.