It's been three decades since then-President Nursultan Nazarbaev decided to create a new capital for Kazakhstan, beginning the transformation of Astana into the 1.5 million megapolis that not ...

The capital city Nur-Sultan will be returned to its former name: Astana. Minister of Justice Kanat Musin said at the meeting that the question of renaming the capital city was being discussed by the ...

Kazakhstan is to introduce a single seven-year presidential term and revert the capital’s name to “Astana. ... Nur-Sultan No More and Kazakh Tinkering With Presidential Terms. Recent Features.

In 2019, the president had renamend the capital Nur-Sultan, in honor of his predecessor. Thursday, June 19, 2025 2:19 pm (Paris) Navigation. ... now called Nur-Sultan, back to Astana.

Kazakhstan approves proposal to restore capital’s old name Astana. Authorities in Kazakhstan support a bill to restore the capital’s old name Astana, which was changed to Nur-Sultan in 2019.

One of Tokayev’s first acts after he was made Nazarbayev’s successor in 2019 was to change Astana to Nur-Sultan in an act of fealty to the man who ruled Kazakhstan for three decades. Astana, which ...

Nur-Sultan Nazarbayev International Airport announced (17-Jan-2025) plans to conclude a new trust management agreement between Astana's Mayor Office and Terminals Astana Airport Management. The ...

Less than four years after the name of Kazakhstan's capital was changed from Astana to Nur-Sultan to recognize the strongman who cast the city in his image, the chances the name will be changed ...

One of Tokayev’s first acts after he was made Nazarbayev’s successor in 2019 was to change Astana to Nur-Sultan in an act of fealty to the man who ruled Kazakhstan for three decades.