Abai Square.
There is a small square behind the monument. Against the background of the Palace of Culture.
Cultural events are held periodically.
The capacity is not huge for a city, but it is enough for several thousand people.
There are benches around the perimeter. There are enough of them on a normal day, but not enough on holidays.
I didn't notice any fountains working.
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June 4, 2023
The story of Ibrahim (Abai) Kunanbauly (Abai Kunanbayuly; August 10, 1845-6 July 1904) was a Kazakh poet, composer and Hanafi theologian-philosopher. He was also a cultural reformer of European and Russian cultures based on enlightened Islam. His name is also transliterated as Abai Kunanbayev (Abai Kunanbayev); among Kazakhs he is known as Abai
Every nation has its own epic, its own heroes and its own poets. Abai is a folk poet and he "stands" in the middle of a folk epic (in a broad sense) and in the middle of the city. The place is loved by the residents and aesthetically completed - cozy. I advise you if you have to wander....