Nur-Sultan

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Type Settlement
Usage Kazakh, English, Russian
Scripts Нұр-Сұлтан(Kazakh) نۇر-سۇلتان‎(Kazakh Arabic) Нур-Султан(Russian)
Pronounced Pron. nuwr-suwl-TAHN(Kazakh) NUWR-sul-tahn(English) noor-suwl-TAHN(English) noor-suwl-TAN(Russian)  [key·IPA]
Other Forms FormsNursultan, Nur Sultan

Meaning & History

From the given name Nursultan. This is the name of the capital city of Kazakhstan, which was renamed in honour of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940-). It was previously known as Astana.
Added 2/6/2020 by HL
Edited 9/12/2021 by Mike C and HL