Editing Abai Qunanbaiuly (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:Abai Kunanbaev 2020 stamp of Russia.jpg|thumb|right|Abai on a 2020 Russian stamp]]
[[File:Kazakh schoolchildren pose with teacher in 2008 (Abai quote cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Abai's quote is displayed at a school in [[West Kazakhstan Region]], 2008]]
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The leaders of the [[Alash Orda]] movement saw him as their inspiration and spiritual predecessor.

Contemporary [[Kazakhs|Kazakh]] images of Abai generally depict him in full traditional dress holding a [[dombra]] (the Kazakh national instrument). Today, Kazakhs revere Abai as one of the first folk heroes to enter into the national consciousness of his people. Kazakh National Pedagogical University is named after Abai, so is one of the main avenues in the city of Almaty. There are also public schools with his name. Abai is featured on postal stamps of Kazakhstan, Soviet Union, and India.<!-- See Commons category-->
The Kazakh city of [[Abay (town)|Abay]] and the [[Abai Region]] are named after him.
Among Abai's students was his nephew, a historian, philosopher, and poet [[Shakarim Qudayberdiuli]] (1858–1931).

[[File:Abai Qunanbaiuly (Sarajevo).jpg|thumb|Statue to Abai Qunanbaiuly in [[Sarajevo]], Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
[[File:Statue of Abai Kunanbayev (Budapest) 05.jpg|thumb|right|Statue of Abai Qunanbaiuly in [[Budapest]], Hungary]]

Statues of him have been erected in many cities of Kazakhstan, as well as [[Ashgabat]],<ref>[https://tdh.gov.tm/ru/post/42519/v-stolice-turkmenistana-otkryli-pamyatnik-abayu-kunanbajuly В столице Туркменистана открыли памятник Абаю Кунанбайулы]</ref> [[Beijing]], [[Moscow]], [[New Delhi]], [[Tehran]], [[Berlin]], [[Cairo]], [[Istanbul]], [[Antalya]], [[Kyiv]], [[Tashkent]], [[Sarajevo]], [[Bucharest]] and [[Budapest]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caravan.kz/news/ulica-kazakhskaya-kak-pamyatniki-kazakhstanskojj-kultury-rasprostranilis-po-miru-849766/|title="Улица Казахская": как памятники казахстанской культуры распространились по миру|website=www.caravan.kz}}</ref>

Abai is featured on the [[Kazakhstani tenge|Kazakhstani Tenge]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kapital.kz/finance/42743/vypushcheny-pamyatnyye-monety-abay.html|title=Abay commemorative coins issued|website=kapital.kz|date=2015-08-14}}</ref> a subway station in Almaty is named after him,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://metroalmaty.kz/?q=ru/node/77|title=Station "Abay"|website=metroalmaty.kz}}</ref> along with a street, a square, a theater, and many schools.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/ru/abay-v-kazahstane-kak-i-konfuciy-v-kitae-yavlyaetsya-dushoy-kazahskogo-naroda-huancyu-shibao_a2512017|title=Abay in Kazakhstan, like Confucius in China, is the soul of the Kazakh people ("Huangqiu Shibao")|website=www.inform.kz|date=2012-11-21}}</ref>
In 1995, the 150th anniversary of Abai's birth, [[UNESCO]] celebrated it with the "Year of Abai" event. A film on the life of Abai was made by [[Kazakhfilm]] in 1995, titled ''Abai''. He is also the subject of two novels and an [[Abai (opera)|opera]] by [[Mukhtar Auezov]], another Kazakhstani writer.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
Another film describing his father's life was made in December 2015, titled "Qunanbai".<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/eNXGornbZPs Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210202231245/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNXGornbZPs Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite web|title=QUNANBAI/QAZAQFILM| website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNXGornbZPs}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2016, Qunanbai film has been selected for the 12th Kazan International Muslim Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|title=XII Kazan International Festival Of Muslim Cinema 2016, 5-11th September|url=http://kazan-mfmk.com/en/archive/xii-kazan-international-festival-of-muslim-cinema/}}</ref> Only 60 of 700 applied films from countries passed the official selection.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ASTANA.KAZINFORM|date=10 August 2018 |url=https://lenta.inform.kz/ru/august-10-kazinform-s-timeline-of-major-events_a3349840}}</ref>
In 2016, Abai Qunanbaiuly was chosen as one of the nominees in the "proposed candidates" category of the national project «El Tulgasy» (Name of the Motherland) The idea of the project was to select the most significant and famous citizens of [[Kazakhstan]] whose names are now associated with the achievements of the country. More than 350,000 people voted in this project, and Abai was voted into fifth place in his category.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ЕЛ ТҰЛҒАСЫ / ИМЯ РОДИНЫ / События / Разделы сайта / Деловой журнал Exclusive|url=http://exclusive.kz/el-tulgasy-2016/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321153157/http://exclusive.kz/el-tulgasy-2016/|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 March 2017|date=21 March 2017|access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref>

In 1995, Şair Abay Konanbay ([[English language|English]]: Poet Abay Konanbay) Anatolian High School was opened in [[Sultangazi]], Istanbul.

In 2020, the government of Kazakhstan announced plans to celebrate the 175th anniversary of his birthday throughout the year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Abai's 175th anniversary to be celebrated throughout 2020|url=https://astanatimes.com/2020/01/abais-175th-anniversary-to-be-celebrated-throughout-2020/|last=January 2020|first=Galiya Khassenkhanova in Culture on 22|date=22 January 2020|website=The Astana Times|language=en|access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref> The same year, the Park and memorial plaque in honor of Abai opened in [[Antalya]], Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Park and memorial plaque in honor of Abay opened in Antalya, Turkey|url=https://kaztag.kz/en/news/park-and-memorial-plaque-in-honor-of-abay-opened-in-antalya-turkey}}</ref>

In 2021, Abay Kunanbayoğlu Square was opened in [[Zeytinburnu]], Istanbul.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mynet |title=Zeytinburnu’nda “Abay Kunanbayoğlu Meydanı” açıldı |url=https://www.mynet.com/galeri/zeytinburnunda-abay-kunanbayoglu-meydani-acildi-180105435311/4 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Mynet YurtHaber |language=tr}}</ref> The same year, a monument to Abai opened in Seoul, South Korea, and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took part in the opening ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web|last=August 2021|first=Maiya Li in International on 18|date=2021-08-18|title=Monument to Kazakh Poet Abai Kunanbayev Opens in Seoul|url=https://astanatimes.com/2021/08/monument-to-kazakh-poet-abai-kunanbayev-opens-in-seoul/|access-date=2021-12-13|website=The Astana Times|language=en}}</ref> A monument dedicated to Abai was unveiled in [[Berlin]], Germany.<ref>{{Cite web|last=October 2021|first=Saniya Bulatkulova in International on 25|date=2021-10-25|title=Kazakh Poet Abai Kunanbayev Immortalized With New Monument in Berlin|url=https://astanatimes.com/2021/10/kazakh-poet-abai-kunanbayev-immortalized-with-new-monument-in-berlin/|access-date=2021-12-13|website=The Astana Times|language=en}}</ref> Another monument was unveiled in Paris, France, as part of a celebration of the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence,<ref>{{Cite web|last=December 2021|first=Staff Report in International on 9|date=2021-12-09|title=Monument Honoring Great Kazakh Poet and Philosopher Abai Kunanbayev Unveiled in Paris|url=https://astanatimes.com/2021/12/monument-honoring-great-kazakh-poet-and-philosopher-abai-kunanbayev-unveiled-in-paris/|access-date=2021-12-10|website=The Astana Times|language=en}}</ref> as well as in [[Atyrau]] in front of the center of Abai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atpress.kz/en/18097-monument-to-the-great-abay-was-opened-in-atyrau|title=Monument to the Great Abay Was Opened in Atyrau|website=atpress.kz|date=2021-12-30}}</ref>

In 2022, a monument was opened in [[Tbilisi]]; the avenue next to the square where the monument was erected will also bear the name of Abay Kunanbayev.<ref>[https://qazaqtv.com/en/news/society/19945-monument-to-abai-unveiled-in-georgia-s-capital Monument to Abai unveiled in Georgia's capital]</ref> The same year, a monument dedicated to the friendly relations between [[Kazakhstan]] and [[Kyrgyzstan]] was unveiled in [[Bishkek]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/monument-to-abai-unveiled-in-bishkek_a3937599|title=Monument to Abai unveiled in Bishkek|website=www.inform.kz/en|date=2022-05-26}}</ref> A bust of Abai was installed in San Martin Square in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inform.kz/en/bust-of-abai-installed-in-new-delhi_a3940002|title=Bust of Abai installed in New Delhi|website=www.inform.kz|date=2022-06-02|access-date=2022-11-01}}</ref>

On 21 March 2023, a monument to Abai Kunanbayev was unveiled in [[Taldykorgan]]. The architects of the monument is Akmyrza Rustembekov and Manarbek Dzhakipbayev. The sculptor is Mirlan Azmaganbetov.<ref>{{Cite web|lang=ru|url=https://www.inform.kz/ru/pamyatnik-abayu-otkryli-v-taldykorgane_a4048489|title=Памятник Абаю открыли в Талдыкоргане|website=www.inform.kz|date=2023-03-21|access-date=}}</ref>