Azhtanan
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Azhtanan | |
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Clockwise from top: Zhanêvan Street Esplanade , Bavân Shah Mosque, Gurgân cablecar, Skyline of Azhtanan, Azhtanan National University, Azân Opera House. | |
| 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 |
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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.