Astana
Astana, in the north of Kazakhstan on the banks of the Esil river, is the capital and the second largest city of the country. Modern Astana is a planned city, designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa.- …has 835,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 345 metres (1,132 feet)
- …was formerly known as “Nur-Sultan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Astana Arena and Khan Shatyr.
Astana Arena
Stadium
The Astana Arena is a football stadium in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Astana Opera
Theater building
Astana Opera is an opera house in Astana, Kazakhstan…
Astana
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Latitude
51.1333° or 51° 8′ north
Longitude
71.4333° or 71° 26′ east
Open location code
9J3H4CMM+88
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Uzbek—“Astana” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “አስታና”
- Arabic: “نور سلطان” (historical)
- Azerbaijani: “Astana”
- Bengali: “আস্তানা”
- French: “Astana”
- German: “Astana”
- Hausa: “Astana”
- Japanese: “アスタナ市”
- Javanese: “Astana”
- Kazakh: “Астана” (historical)
- Kazakh: “Нұр-Сұлтан” (historical)
- Kirghiz: “Астана”
- Malay: “Astana”
- Oromo: “Astana”
- Panjabi: “ਅਸਤਾਨਾ”
- Persian: “آستانه”
- Portuguese: “Astana”
- Pushto: “استانه”
- Russian: “Астана” (historical)
- Russian: “Нур-Султан” (historical)
- Somali: “Astana”
- Spanish: “Astana”
- Swahili: “Astana”
- Tajik: “Астана”
- Tatar: “Астана”
- Turkish: “Nur-Sultan” (historical)
- Uzbek: “Astana”
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