Nur-Sultan
Nur-Sultan
Нұр-Cұлтан | |
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.jpg) Downtown Nur-Sultan during the evening | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Nur-Sultan Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Coordinates: 51°8′N 71°26′E / 51.133°N 71.433°ECoordinates: 51°8′N 71°26′E / 51.133°N 71.433°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2021) | 1,184,469[1] |
Nur-Sultan, previously known as Akmolinsk (Russian: Акмолинск, romanized: Akmolinsk), Tselinograd, and Astana [note 1] is the capital city of Kazakhstan. It was renamed Nur-Sultan[note 2] in 2019.
Nur-Sultan has an estimated population of 1,184,469.[1] It has been the capital of Kazakhstan since 1998. The name "Astana", which in Kazakh language means "Capital city", was chosen because it is easily pronounced in many languages. In Kazakh, it is pronounced "As-ta-na", while in English (and, for instance, German), common pronunciation is "As-ta-na". It is in the Aqmola Province.
On 23 March 2019, a unanimous vote in Kazakhstan's parliament agreed to the new name. The city was renamed Nur-Sultan, after former president Nursultan Nazarbayev.[2]
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Former City coat-of-arms of Nur-Sultan
Former flag of Nur-Sultan
Location of Nur-Sultan
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References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.citypopulation.de/en/kazakhstan/admin/
- ↑ "It's official: Kazakh capital now called Nur-Sultan". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
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