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Astana

Central Asia

Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan, the second-largest city in the country after Almaty, the national capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim river in the north of Kazakhstan and is located within the Akmola Region but is self-administering. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,622,245 1
Area (sq km)
810.2 1
Founding Year
1830 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
347 1
Latitude
51.1333 degrees north 1
Longitude
71.4333 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC+06:00 3
Connections

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Kazakhstan, Countries

Astana is Kazakhstan's capital.

Source Astana (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Kazakhstan, Countries

Astana is Kazakhstan's capital.

Source Astana (Wikipedia)
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Kazakhstan Temir Joly

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Source Wikipedia: Kazakhstan Temir Jolytier 2
Kazinform

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Source Wikidata: Kazinformtier 2
KazMunayGas

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Source Wikipedia: KazMunayGastier 2
Supreme Court of Kazakhstan

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Source Supreme Court of Kazakhstan (Wikipedia)Infobox: locationtier 2
Quote, Infobox: location
Supreme Court Building 39 Täuelsızdık Street, Astana
Sources
1. Astana (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
  • Infobox: population_total
    1,622,245
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    1 November 2025
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    810.2
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    347
  • Capital Of: Kazakhstan, Lead section, capital fact
    Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
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2. Astana (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    inception 1830
  • In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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3. GeoNames: Astana - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1526273
    51.1801 71.44598 P PPLC KZ 05 1544142 358 Asia/Almaty
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 358 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 71.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.25, 71.25
51.25 71.25 Dfb
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Wikidata: Astana
Wikidata Q1520, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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