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Revision as of 18:23, 30 November 2020
Azhtanan | |
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Nickname: Pearl of the Orient | |
Country | Mehrava |
First settled | 10–9th century BC |
Founded | 1215 |
Founded by | Qârzuk The Great |
Government | |
• Body | City Kunzîl |
• Mazâr | Rodmêhan Argânjhad |
Area | |
• Urban | 682 km2 (263 sq mi) |
• Metro | 9,395 km2 (3,627 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,000 m (3,000 ft) |
Population | |
• Capital city | 3,230,000 |
Demonym | Tanani |
Time zone | UTC-3 |
Azhtanan, formerly known as Qârza , is the 2nd largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 3,200,000 people, about 11% of the country's total population,[5] and more than 2.7 million in its built-up area that encompasses Talgar, Boraldai, Otegen Batyr and many other suburbs. It served as capital of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic and later independent Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1997.[6] In 1997, the government relocated the capital to Astana (renamed Nur-Sultan in 2019) in the north of the country.