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11 unusual facts about Astana


Boutique La Vie en Rose

The most recent international addition is a store in Astana, Kazakhstan which opened in January 2011.

Erika Kasahara

She won the silver medal in the women's flyweight (-49 kg) class at the 2010 Asian Taekwondo Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Germans of Kazakhstan

Today they live mostly in the northeastern part of the country between the cities of Astana and Oskemen, the majority being urban dwellers.

Jeltoqsan

An avenue and an institute in Almaty bear his name as well as an avenue in downtown Astana.

Kazakhstani tenge

2,000 tenge banknote issued in 2011 to commemorate the 7th Asian Winter Games in Astana.

Kazatomprom

Kazatomprom was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Lev Gumilev

As an indication of his popularity, the Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev ordered the L. N. Gumilev Eurasian University (Евразийский Национальный университет имени Л. Н. Гумилёва) to be erected just opposite his own palace on the central square of the new Kazakh capital, Astana.

Marvin Ogunjimi

On 8 October 2010, he made his international debut for Belgium against Kazakhstan in Astana, coming on at half-time and scoring twice in a 2–0 victory.

Mate Bilić

He eventually made his full international debut on 14 October 2009, in the nation's final 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan in Astana, coming on as a substitute for Mario Mandžukić in the 63rd minute; Croatia won the game 2–1, but failed to reach the play-offs after finishing third in their group.

Ural State Law Academy

USLA operates international scientific relations facilities in London, Helsinki, Astana, Berlin, Kiev, and Minsk.

Uznach Abbey

The monastery is located in the Archdiocese of Maria Santissima in Astana.


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2013 Kazakhstan Cup

Astana are the defending champions, having won their second cup in the 2012 competition.

Air Astana

Therefore the airline has been unable to add to its daily service to Frankfurt from Astana, its 6 weekly service to Amsterdam from Atyrau (operated in code share with KLM), and its twice weekly service to London from Almaty.

Ak Astana-Baba

Ak Astana-Baba is a mausoleum that is located in the Surxondaryo Province of Uzbekistan The mausoleum is being considered for inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Alstom KZ8A

Initially, they will be built in Belfort, France; production later shifting to a new factory in Astana.

Astana Gede inscription

Astana Gede inscription, also known as Kawali inscription, refers to six inscriptions discovered in Kabuyutan Kawali area, Ciamis Regency, West Java; the main inscription (Kawali I) bears the longest scripts.

Haileybury Astana

Haileybury Astana was opened on 31 August 2011 by Kazakhstan's first President, Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Ishim River

According to the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Astana was chosen as the capital in part due to the presence of the river.

Karpovich

Andrei Karpovich (born 1981), Kazakh footballer who currently plays for FC Lokomotiv Astana

Kazakhstani tenge

Since 2008, a number of commemorative designs have been issued, including notes celebrating the 2011 Asian Winter Games hosted in Astana.

Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve

Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Akmola and Karagandy Provinces of Kazakhstan, located west of the city of Astana.

Marat Tazhin

Tazhin met with United States Senator Richard Lugar in Astana on 7 February 2006 to discuss biological weapon nonproliferation measures and cooperation with U.S. scientists.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maria Santissima in Astana

Tomasz Peta was appointed the first Archbishop of Mary Most Holy in Astana by John Paul II on May 17, 1999.

Shu, Jambyl

This is where the east-west Turkestan-Siberia railway is joined with the railway running north to Kazakhstan's new capital, Astana and Petropavl, a city on the Transsiberian railway.

Struan Stevenson

He toured an exhibition of photographs taken in Semipalatinsk by his friend the actress and photographer Kimberley Joseph from the Scottish Parliament, to the European Parliament, the UK Department for International Development, the United Nations headquarters in New York and finally, to Almaty, Astana and Semipalatinsk itself in Kazakhstan.

Tomasz Peta

Tomasz Bernard Peta (born on August 20, 1951 in Inowrocław, Poland) is the current Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Saint Mary in the city of Astana, and the President of the Bishops' Conference of Kazakhstan from May 19, 2003.

Zhetikara

Zhetikara is a terminal of the railway side line leading to the station of Tobol which is located on the railway between Kartaly and Astana.