There is something mirage-like about Kazakhstan’s capital Astana. Little surrounds the city for 1,200 kilometers, save a handful of provincial towns dotted across the world’s largest steppe, a ...

Meet Astana, now known as Nur-Sultan City. This approx 1-million strong city happens to be the capital of Kazakhstan. It is also the northernmost capital city of the contemporary Islamic World.

Astana is the coldest capital city in the world, after Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Temperatures can plunge to as low as -50 degrees Celsius in winter, making the city a paradise for people who love snow ...

The centerpiece of the new city is a mile-long rectangular boulevard of gardens and fountains around which Kazakhstan’s governmental hub will soon sit. At one end of the boulevard is the soon-to ...

Astana, the city of peace, turns 20 - Fri, July 20, 2018 - The Jakarta PostAstana, one of the youngest cities in the world, is a beautiful and modern city in Central Asia. It took just 10 years ...

CITIES often symbolise the identity of a nation. Astana expanded rapidly after 2004 and the city's master plan will get fully implemented only in 2030.

Astana, Kazakhstan – Presight, a leading global big data analytics and applied intelligence company, has signed a USD $190 million, six-year agreement with the Akimat (municipal government) of the ...

What strikes you about Astana when you get up close is the diverse range of architectural styles, some classic and some neo-futuristic. The monument that stands out the most is the Bayterek tower ...

Police in Astana have detained about 20 people who protested against renaming Kazakhstan's capital after former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev, who stepped down from the post earlier this week.

Kazakhstan has unveiled a new architectural project for its capital Astana - a giant transparent tent that will contain an indoor city. The 150m-high (500ft) dome, designed by UK architect Norman ...

Astana's newest building is the Norman Foster-designed Khan Shatyr, a shopping mall that doubles as the world's largest tent.