Nur-sultan

//ˈnʊɹsəlˌtɑːn// name

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  1. 1
    Former name of Astana: the capital city of Kazakhstan, used from 2019 to 2022.

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"Nur-Sultan is the capital of Kazakhstan."

Etymology

Borrowed from Kazakh Нұр-Сұлтан (Nūr-Sūltan), from the name Нұрсұлтан (Nūrsūltan). Named after the long-ruling president Nursultan Nazarbayev (born 1940) in 2019, shortly after his resignation.

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