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Astana, [a] formerly known as Nur-Sultan [b] is the capital city of Kazakhstan . The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, though administered as a city with special status separately from the rest of the region. A 2022 official estimate reported a population of 1,350,228 ...
Kazakhstan, [b] officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, [c] is a landlocked country mostly in Central Asia, with a part in Eastern Europe. [d] It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea.
History of Astana. Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan. Founded as Akmoly, it was once the seat of an okrug of the Russian Empire from 1830, it was granted town status and the name was modified to Akmolinsk in 1832. Although damaged during revolts in 1838, Akmolinsk continued to be a center of Russian colonial administration and to grow over ...
Astana Football Club (Kazakh: Астана футбол клубы, romanized: Astana Futbol Kluby) is a professional football club based in Astana. They play in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest level of Kazakh football. The club's home ground is the 30,254-seat Astana Arena stadium. The club colours, reflected in their badge and kit ...
Astana Grand Mosque. The Central Mosque ( Kazakh: Астана қаласының Орталық мешіті; Russian: Центральная мечеть Астаны) is a mosque in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is the largest mosque in Central Asia, the second largest mosque outside West Asia, and one of the largest in the world. [1]
Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport [a] ( IATA: NQZ, ICAO: UACC ), alternatively referred by its previous name as Astana International Airport until 2017 (or simply Astana Airport ), is the international airport serving Astana, Kazakhstan, the capital and second most populous city in the country. It is the primary aviation hub for ...
97 m (318 ft) Baiterek ( Kazakh: Бәйтерек, romanized: Bäiterek; "tall poplar tree") is a monument and observation tower in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan. A tourist attraction popular with foreign visitors and Kazakhs, it is emblematic of the city, which became capital of the country in 1997. The tower is located on Nurjol ...
National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan. / 51.12°N 71.47°E / 51.12; 71.47. The National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Ұлттық музейі, Qazaqstan Respýblıkasynyń Ulltyq mýzeıi ), is located in Astana. When it was built in 2014, it was the largest ...