Modern buildings and skyscrapers in Nur-Sultan, capital of Kazakhstan.
Wikipedia: Nur-Sultan (US: /ˌnʊərsʊlˈtɑːn/; Kazakh: Нұр-Сұлтан, Nur-Sultan; Russian: Нур-Султан; Persian: نور سلطان), called Astana[a] (Kazakh and Russian: Астана; Persian: آستانه) until March 2019, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. It stands on the banks of the Ishim River in the northern portion of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, though administered separately from the region as a city with special status. A 2017 official estimate reported a population of 1,029,556 within the city limits, making it the second-largest city in Kazakhstan, behind Almaty, the capital from 1991 to 1997. Akmola (from 1998 Astana and from 2019 Nur-Sultan) became the capital of Kazakhstan in 1997, and since then has developed economically into one of the most modernized cities in Central Asia. On 23 March 2019, following a unanimous vote in Kazakhstan's parliament, the city was renamed Nur-Sultan from Astana, after former Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Modern Nur-Sultan (Astana) is a planned city, much like other planned capitals. After it became the capital of Kazakhstan, the city cardinally changed its shape. The Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa designed the master plan of Astana. As the seat of the Government of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan (Astana) is the site of the Parliament House, the Supreme Court, the Ak Orda Presidential Palace and numerous government departments and agencies. It is home to many futuristic buildings, hotels and skyscrapers. Nur-Sultan also has extensive healthcare, sports and education systems.
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Location: Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan
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