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It had long been speculated that Astana could be renamed after the leader who shaped it [File: Mukhtar Kholdorbekov/Reuters]
It had long been speculated that Astana could be renamed after the leader who shaped it [File: Mukhtar Kholdorbekov/Reuters]

Kazakhstan renames capital to honour ex-leader

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John Challis
BeingBoycie
The newly renamed capital of Kazakhstan is NURSULTAN.What was it originally called?
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Alfons López Tena #FBPE
alfonslopeztena
Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan, is now officially renamed Nursultan, to hommage the 30-year dictatorship of Nursultan Nazarbayev https://t.co/K9rZA5xQdj
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James Ellingworth
jellingworth
Astana or Nursultan (or Nur-Sultan?) KHL ice hockey renamed Kazakhstan’s capital within hours, but UEFA says tonight’s game v Scotland will be in Astana. https://t.co/dfwN9fw4ho
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Lucy Hockings
LucyHockingsBBC
#Astana no more. Reports that #Kazakhstan parliament has adopted a law to rename the capital #Nursultan in honour of Nursultan Nazarbayev. Imagine the bureaucracy!
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Kazakhstan renames its capital as Nursultan

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RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

It's Official: Kazakh Capital Now Called Nur-Sultan

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