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Astana

Astana, in the north of Kazakhstan on the banks of the Esil river, is the capital and the second largest city of the country. Modern Astana is a planned city, designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. Wikivoyage

Population 1,078,362 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Kazakhstan

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Kazakhstan

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Astana. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. The festival of the capital

    July

    The Day of the Capital City of Kazakhstan or Astana Day (Kazakh: Астана күні, romanized: Astana künı) is an official public holiday in Kazakhstan.

    Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Astana); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 11 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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