Monument to Semenov I.U.

Ismail Semenov is an outstanding poet from Karachay-Cherkessia, considered one of the founders and classics of modern Karachay literature. He was a member of the Writers' Union since 1940 and was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. In the 1920s-1930s, he created his most famous works - the poem "Minghi Tau" (about Mount Elbrus) and the poem "Aktamak" (about the White-throated Dipper). His great-great-grandfather Kaltur was a famous folk improviser singer. Ismail's father, Unukh, made several pilgrimages to Mecca and died in Saudi Arabia during Hajj, where he was buried.
The monument was erected in the city of Karachayevsk in 2022 during the celebration of the 65th anniversary of the return of the Karachay people to their historical homeland.