The Kazakhstan Information Centre "Abai"

The Kazakhstan Information Centre "Abai" is located in the oldest library in Latvia, the Academic Library of the University of Latvia.

The grand opening of the Centre took place in April 2019 and was attended by the management of the University of Latvia and the Academic Library, a delegation of the National Academic Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan, members of the Inter-parliamentary Cooperation Group "Latvia-Kazakhstan" of the Saeima of Latvia, representatives of the Embassy of Kazakhstan and the Kazakh Diaspora in Riga, prominent Latvian cultural figures.

The Information Centre is named after Abai Kunanbaiuly (1845-1904), the great Kazakh poet, founder of national literature, humanist and educator. His works are presented in Kazakh, Latvian, Russian and English at the Centre. 

The "Abai" Centre has collected various fiction, historical and popular scientific literature of modern Kazakh authors. The special place is taken by the works of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy N.A.Nazarbayev, translated into Latvian and English languages.

Visitors to the Centre have a good opportunity to learn more about the rich and distinctive culture, traditions and history of the Kazakh people, their origins, modern achievements and aspirations for the future.

The Kazakhstan Information Centre "Abai" is opened for visitors on working days from 10:00 to 17:00 at the following address: Rupniebas Str. 10, Academic Library of the University of Latvia.

To visit the Centre, please make an appointment by phone with Linda Eltermane, Head of the Intercultural Dialogue Centre of the University of Latvia (+37129782761).