On the approach to Yelabuga ancient settlement in 2007 was a monument to the founder of the city - Bulgar emir Ibrahim bin Muhammad I. The authors of the monument of bronze, weighing fifteen tons, are: Mahmoud Gasimov Kazan sculptor, painter and architect Firinat Khalikov Marat Maskudov. Made Monument in the suburban town of beetles. Rider in the armor on the frisky horse, symbolizing the image of the emir, stuck into the ground horsetail (standard Khan's power) and points his hand towards the future of the city. The area around the monument is surrounded by an earthen rampart (part of the old city fortifications). Semnadtsatimetrovy Located on a huge stone monument-boulder towering on the steep bank of the Kama river and visible from all parts of the city and of ships sailing past.

Emir rules Volga Bulgaria from 1006 by 1026, it is the time Yelabuga emerged as a urban-type settlement. Opening of the monument to the founder of the city was dedicated to the celebrations of the 1000th anniversary of Yelabuga (previously uttered - Alabuga, which translates as "going ahead of the warrior").

Monument Bulgar emir Ibrahim bin Muhammad I is the archaeological complex of Elabuga fort, close to the historic tower of the Bulgarian land and the ruins of an ancient defensive structure of the tenth century. Next to the monument is an observation deck and a restaurant, a stylized antique.