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Monument to Zhambyl Zhabaev

The monument to the outstanding Kazakh akyn Zhambyl Zhabaev was erected in 1961 on the eponymous square in the city of Dzhambul (now Taraz). The project authors are architect V. Soshenko, sculptor — Peoples Artist of the Kazakh SSR Kh. Nauryzbayev. The sculpture was cast in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg). From 2018 to 2019, restoration work was carried out on the monument at the "Union of Artists of the Republic of Kazakhstan" in the city of Almaty. After restoration, the monument was installed in the city of Taraz in front of the Zhambyl Regional Akimat building

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Monument to Zhazylbek Kuanyshbaev

The monument was erected in 1962 in the village of Birlik, Moiynkum district, Zhambyl region, in front of the village akimat building. The authors of the monument are sculptor B. Tulekov and architect T. Basenov. A bronze bust 1.2 m high is installed on a granite pedestal. On the upper part of the front side of the pedestal there is a cast iron memorial plaque with text in Kazakh and Russian. Zhazylbek Kuanyshbayev (1896-1986) was a native of Moiynkum district, Zhambyl region, a renowned shepherd and livestock breeder.

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