Qora lola Pyatigorsk, Granite war memorial in Pyatigorsk, Russia

Qora lola Pyatigorsk is a memorial unveiled on 2 August 2012 on the Alley of Memory in the park by the Lazarevskaya Church. It consists of a cracked black granite stele engraved with the names of conflict zones: "Afghanistan" and "Chechnya" in large letters, with "Angola", "Dagestan", "Egypt", "Syria", "Abkhazia" and others smaller.

The Black Tulip memorial opened on 2 August 2012 on the Alley of Memory in the park by the Lazarevskaya Church in Pyatigorsk. It was initiated by the Pyatigorsk Foundation for the Rehabilitation of Veterans of Local Wars and Armed Conflicts. About 1.5 million rubles were donated by entrepreneurs, patrons, foundation staff and city residents.

The name comes from the nickname of the An-12 transport plane that carried dead soldiers, the so-called "cargo 200", out of Afghanistan. The stele bears the names of the conflicts: "Afghanistan" and "Chechnya" in large letters, with "Angola", "Dagestan", "Egypt", "Syria" and "Abkhazia" smaller. It stands on the Alley of Memory by the Lazarevskaya church, where commemorations are held.

The monument sits in central Pyatigorsk and works as a key landmark for visitors exploring the city. It stands on a public square that is accessible at all times and easy to spot from nearby streets.

The name comes from the unofficial nickname of the An-12 transport plane, called the "Black Tulip", which carried the bodies of dead soldiers, the so-called "cargo 200", out of Afghanistan. The memorial was funded by donations of about 1.5 million rubles from entrepreneurs, patrons, foundation staff and residents of Pyatigorsk.