Astana

Population

600,000

Description

Astana (Астана) is the capital city of Kazakhstan and its second largest city (behind Almaty).

History

In 1824 the city was founded as Akmola (Holy Place). After many changes to its name, in 1994, the city was renamed to Astana (The Capital City) and got the capital of the newly-independent Kazakhstan.

Sights

Astana has many example of modern architecture:

• Bayterek tower Astana's most popular sight
• Minfin: Ministry of finance
• Museum of Contemporary Art
• Oceanarium: the world's most far-from-ocean aquarium

Tourist Information

Transportation

by plane: Astana International Airport
public transport: Astana Metro

Shopping

Sports/Activities

Clubs

Accomodation

Eating

Going out

Weblinks

• Offical website
• Wikipedia article