It led to much new construction and the setting up of various research and higher educational institutions in Astana city. The object will be made available to the pupils of the Sports School. Encarta-encyclopedie Winkler Prins (1993–2002) s.v. Here many large building projects are under way; for example, the construction of a diplomatic quarter, and government buildings. To draft regulation governing the Kazakh Steppe the Government of the Russian Empire formed Steppe Commission in 1865. Known as Akmolinsk (Kazakh akmola, “white tomb”) until 1961, Tselinograd (Celinograd) until 1997 Astana was founded in 1830 as a Cossack advanced post. Officially Astana was declared the capital of Kazakhstan on December 10th, 1997. International presentation of Astana as a new capital took place on June 10th, 1998. [50], Islam is the predominant religion of the city. Kazakh Music and Drama Theater named after K. Kuanyshbaev. Western | Northern | Central | Southern | Eastern. Baykonyr District was created on 16 March 2018 by presidential decree. Nursultan (formerly Astana), capital of Kazakhstan. All rights reserved. [41] While it is officially called Nur-Sultan, the residents still call it Astana, because they were used to the name. Independence Palace - a building designed for diplomatic and other events of international level; the building also has a large-scale layout plan of Nur Sultan with existing and future facilities. It describes how picket roads and lines connected this geographic center to Kargaly in the East, Aktau fort in the South and through Atbasar to Kokchetav in the West. You don’t see many over-50s out on the streets. [citation needed] In the course of the first 30 years of its existence, the population of Akmola numbered a trifle more than 2,000 people. Toutes les équipes du cyclisme: ASTANA CITY. On the four sides of the fountain there are animals figures - an ox, a horse, a camel and a ram. The district's territory encompasses an area of 31,179 ha (77,040 acres; 120.38 sq mi) with a population of 119,929 people. [1], During the 2014 season three riders, Ilya Davidenok, Victor Okishev and Artur Fedosseyev tested positive for anabolic androgenic steroids. The opening is planned for the end of 2020. Few of Astana’s buildings seem to have been designed with practicality in mind. The city encompasses 722.0 square kilometres (278.8 sq mi). However, as of May 2020, construction had not begun. The climate is the worst of the Republic, the coldest winters and negative winds.
Astana city (former Tselinograd, also spelled Celinograd, until 1961 Akmolinsk) lies along Ishim River at the junction of Trans-Kazakhstan and South Siberian railways. Nur-Sultan is almost 1,000 km away from the country's largest city and former capital, Almaty. [47], As of 2018, ethnic Kazakhs made up 79.78% of the city population, representing an increase from 17% during the country's independence. On and on it goes – Kazakhstan is the size of western Europe, and so unremittingly flat, it’s as if some gigantic plasterer has skimmed the land. In 2017, the system consisted of 40 stations with 1000 bicycles. [34] On 14 March 1961, Khrushchev suggested the city should have a name corresponding to its role in the Virgin Lands Campaign. Support is provided by a special programme of crediting.
Since 2008, navigation on the Esil River has been organized within the city. Expo 2017 opened to much fanfare on 10 June 2017, with heads of state from 17 different nations in attendance. Astana population reached 33,000 when the town received the status of oblast (region) center in 1939. In 19th century Akmola became an important geopolitical center of the region actually being the center of the whole district. Since 2003, Nur-Sultan has hosted the Congress on World and Traditional Religions, which is a diverse gathering of religious leaders to discuss religious harmony and ending terrorism and extremism.[64]. Known between 1998 and 2019 as Astana[a] (Kazakh pronunciation: [ɑstɑnɑ], Cyrillic: Астана) and before that Akmola, it was renamed Nur-Sultan in March 2019, in honour of the departing Kazakh president, Nursultan Nazarbayev. I had heard nothing about the Illuminati theory then, and the city didn’t exactly strike me as a capital for the New World Order. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. Various types of agricultural machinery are produced. In this regard, the comparison with Ukraine is instructive: both have high Russian populations. This flashy toy-city is locked in a fascinating negotiation between a Soviet command-and-control past and an aspirational, market-savvy present. [57] The new Nur-Sultan /Astana International Financial Centre is due to launch on 1 January 2018. La dernière modification de cette page a été faite le 16 juillet 2020 à 09:59. Norman Foster’s Khan Shatyr shopping centre is the world’s largest marquee. Microsoft Corporation/Het Spectrum. [34] Its districts were directly subordinated to the new krai administration, and Akmolinsk became the krai capital, as well as the administrative seat of the new Virgin Lands economic region. [84] The Kazakh Humanities and Law Institute is a law university founded by initiative of Ministry of Justice in 1994. The baby-blue Beit Rachel synagogue is the largest in central Asia. Omissions? "Shabyt" - Kazakh National University of Arts. Since 2014, the AstanaBike has been operating in Nur Sultan. [72] Its home arena is the Saryarka Velodrome, which is mainly used for track cycling events.
There are 27 libraries in Nur-Sultan, whose services in 2011 were used by 153 people for every thousand residents, 8 state museums, which were visited by 415,500 people in 2011 and which conducted 68,514 excursions, 10 recreation parks, in 2011 they 1492.2 thousand visitors were received and 99 events, 6 state museums and 6 cinemas were held. The capital was officially moved in 1997, and in May 1998 the city was renamed Astana. The two-millionth visitor was registered on 7 August. [66] Their home ground is the Astana Arena, which is also serves as a home for the Kazakhstan national football team and the FC Bayterek. Since independence from the USSR in 1991, he was the first – and has been the only – president of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with an electoral victory earlier this year in which he received a comedy 97.7% of the vote. Kazakhstan geographical regions:
[74] The organization is supported by Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna. [2][3][4] The next day Alexander Vinokourov, head of Astana, was reported to have suspended the entire continental team. The strategic geographical positioning of Astana allows the city to serve as a transport and reload centre for cargoes formed at adjacent stations in the area.