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Akmola

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Akmola and Akmolinsk: see Astana Astana (ästä`nä), formerly Aqmola or Akmola
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Astana

 formerly (1992–98) Aqmola or Akmola or(1961–92) Tselinograd

City (pop., 1999: 319,318), capital of Kazakhstan. Situated on the banks of the Ishim River in north-central Kazakhstan, it was founded in 1824 as a Russian military outpost. The city's importance was enhanced by its location at the junction of the Trans-Kazakhstan and South Siberian railways. It is in the centre of a mineral-rich steppe region. In 1994 the Kazakh government began to transfer the national capital from Almaty to Astana, changing the city's name in 1998.



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In 1997 the circumstance conditioned by geopolitical and economic considerations of Kazakhstan's development; the decision was made to transfer the capital of the country from Almaty to Akmola.
Upon conclusion of this transaction, the Corporation will acquire the Uzboy mineral properties ("Uzboy Property"), that cover approximately 11,000 square kilometers located in the Akmola Oblast province of northern Kazakhstan, consisting of License MG No.
Kazakstan Goldfields holds a 75 percent interest in three operating mines located in the Akmola District of north central Kazakstan.
 
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