- the capital of Kazakhstan, in the N of the country; replaced Almaty as capital in 1997; an important railway junction. Pop: 758 961 (2015 est)Former names: (until 1961) Akmolinsk, (1961–94) Tselinograd, (1994–98) Akmola, Aqmola, (2019–22) Nur-Sultan
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Astana /æˈstænə/ n
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