Astana and Almaty as the biggest cities of Kazakhstan. Astana as the second coldest capital in the world, the average annual temperature. Bayterek as the most famous landmark in Astana. The legend behind this tower. Astana International Airport.
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Capitals of Kazakhstan Astana and Almaty the biggest cities of Kazakhstan. Astana - formerly known as Akmola, Tselinograd and Akmolinsk is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010. It is located in the north-central portion of Kazakhstan, within Akmola Province, though administrated separately from the province as a federal city area. Almaty also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata is the former capital and still largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of 1,348,500 (as of 1 September 2008). This represents 9% of the population of the country. It was the capital of the Kazakh SSR and its successor Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1997. Despite losing its status as the capital to Astana in 1997, Almaty remains the major commercial center of Kazakhstan. It is located in southern Kazakhstan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan. Astana A unit of Siberian cossacks from Omsk founded a huge fortress on the upper Ishim in 1824, which la