A·sta·na ( -stä n) Formerly Aq·mo·la (äk m -lä) and Tse·lin·o·grad (ts-l n-gräd) The capital of Kazakhstan, in the north-central part of the country. Founded as a fortress in 1824, it was a small mining town until the 1950s when it became the center of a vast agricultural project initiated by Nikita Khrushchev. The capital was shifted from Almaty in 1997. Population: 511,000. |
Astana [æˈstænə]
n
(Placename) the capital of Kazakhstan, in the N of the country; replaced Almaty as a capital in 1997; an important railway junction. Pop: 313 000 (1999 est.) Former names Akmolinsk (until 1961) Tselinograd (1961-94) Akmola (1994-98)
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| Noun | 1. | Astana - remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998 |
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