Study at Ahmad Riza Madrasah
· Ahmad Riza Madrasah, Semipalatinsk (now Semey), Kazakhstan
As a child, Abai studied at the Ahmad Riza Madrasah in Semipalatinsk, while also beginning Russian-language schooling there. This education connected him to Arabic, Persian, and Russian literary traditions. The cited text supports study during 1855–1859; this card uses the first supported year. Coordinate represents the historic madrasah area in central Semey.
