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Astana (Kazakh: Астана; former names include Akmola, Tselinograd, and Aqmola), estimated population of 600,000 (2004), is the third largest city and the capital of Kazakhstan since December 10, 1997. The name "Astana", which in Kazakh language means "Capital city", was allegedly chosen because it is easily pronounced in many languages^{[citation needed]}. However, in Kazakh, it is pronounced "As-ta-na", while in English and many other international languages, the common pronunciation is "As-ta-na". It is within Aqmola Province, though politically separate from the rest of the province, which has its own capital. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Astana_panorama. ... Image File history File links Astana. ... Image File history File links Astana1. ... Image File history File links Kazakhstan-Astana. ... A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Askar Mamin was formerly the Minister of Transport and Communication of Kazakhstan. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Bhutan Time (BTT) is the time zone of Bhutan. ... UTC +6 is the timezone for : Bhutan Time Generic UTC+6 in other countries. ... State motto: United, Industrious, Dedicated (Malay: Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti ) Capital Kuching Governor T.Y.T Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Chief Minister Y.A.B. Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Abdul Taib Bin Mahmud / Pehin Sri Dr. Hj. ... The Astana-WÃ¼rth Team logo The Astana Team (UCI Team Code: AWT), formerly named Liberty Seguros-WÃ¼rth Team, WÃ¼rth Team and Astana-WÃ¼rth Team, is a professional cycling team sponsored by the Astana group, a coalition of companies from Kazakhstan, named after its capital. ... Astaneh-e Ashrafiyyeh is a major peanut, rice and fragrant medicinal herbs producing town. ... Kazakh, also Kazak, Qazaq, Khazakh, Kosach, and Kaisak (ÒšÐ°Ð·Ð°Ò› Ñ‚Ñ–Ð»Ñ– in Cyrillic, Qazaq tili in the Latin alphabet, and Ù‚Ø§Ø²Ø§Ù‚ ØªØ¡Ù‰Ù„Ø¡ÙŠ in the Arabic alphabet) is a Western Turkic language closely related to Kyrgyz, Nogai and Karakalpak. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about a city that serves as a center of government and politics. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aqmola is a province of Kazakhstan. ...

The current mayor of Astana is Askar Mamin, formerly Minister for Transportation. He was appointed mayor on 25 September 2006.^[1] September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

History

Early history

A unit of Siberian cossacks from Omsk founded a huge fortress on the upper Ishim in 1824, which later became the town of "Akmolinsk". During the early 20th Century, the town became a major railway junction, causing a major economic boom that lasted until the Russian Civil War. Siberian Federal District (darker red) and the broadest definition of Siberia (red) arctic northeast Siberia Udachnaya pipe Siberia (Russian: , Sibir; Tatar: ) is a vast region of Russia constituting almost all of Northern Asia and comprising a large part of the Euro-Asian Steppe. ... Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Ottoman Empire. ... Omsk (Russian: ) is a city in southwest Siberia in Russia, the administrative center of Omsk Oblast. ... The Ishim River (Иши́м, another name is Esil River) is a river running through Kazakhstan and Russia. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants Red Army (Bolsheviks) White Army (Monarchists, SRs, Anti-Communists) Green Army (Peasants and Nationalists) Black Army (Anarchists) Commanders Leon Trotsky Mikhail Tukhachevsky Semyon Budyonny Lavr Kornilov, Alexander Kolchak, Anton Denikin, Pyotr Wrangel Alexander Antonov, Nikifor Grigoriev Nestor Makhno Strength 5,427,273 (peak) +1,000,000 Casualties 939,755...

In 1961, it was renamed "Tselinograd" and made capital of the Soviet Virgin Lands Territory (Tselinny Krai). The city was at the centre of the Virgin Lands Campaign led by Nikita Khrushchev in the 1950s, in order to turn the state into a second grain producer for the Soviet Union. The high portion of Russian immigrants in this area, which later led to ethnic tension, can be traced to the influx of agricultural workers at this time. Additionally, many Russian-Germans were resettled here after being deported under Joseph Stalin for alleged Nazi ties during the World War II. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Virgin Lands by Fedor Malaev, a romanticised view of the Campaign The Virgin Lands Campaign was an initiative by Nikita Khrushchev to open up vast tracts of unused (virgin) steppe in the northern Kazakh SSR and the Altai region of the Russian SFSR, started in 1954. ... Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (Russian: , Nikita SergeeviÄ ChruÅ¡Äiov; IPA: , in English, , or , occasionally ); surname more accurately romanized as Khrushchyov; April 17 [O.S. April 5] 1894[1]â€“September 11, 1971) was the leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin. ... â€œStalinâ€ redirects here. ... National Socialism redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

After Kazakhstan gained its independence in 1991, the city and the region were renamed "Aqmola". The name was often translated as "White Tombstone," but actually means "Holy Place". The "White Tombstone" literal translation was too appropriate for many visitors to escape notice in almost all guide books and travel accounts. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As Kazakhstan's new capital

In 1994, the city was designated as the future capital of the newly-independent country, and again renamed to the present "Astana" after the capital was officially moved from Almaty in 1997. Despite the isolated location of the new capital in the centre of the Kazakh Steppe and the forbidding climate in winter, Kazakhstan simply needed a more central location than its former location of Almaty, which lies on the southeast border with Kyrgyzstan. Some speculate^{[citation needed]} that it was a move to impose more control over the Russian-dominated north of the country. Other reasons^{[citation needed]} include the belief that the new city project is a strategic move to position the capital further from the borders with China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, or that Almaty was limited in its development by mountains (which is objectively not the case), or that President Nursultan Nazarbayev created a "Potemkin village", either to present a contrived image of a modern, clean Kazakhstan to entice foreign investment.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 Ã— 800 pixel, file size: 97 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a photo that I [Michael Hancock]Michael Hancock 19:06, 13 February 2007 (UTC) took of the large monument in Astana, Kazakhstan, which is... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 Ã— 800 pixel, file size: 97 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a photo that I [Michael Hancock]Michael Hancock 19:06, 13 February 2007 (UTC) took of the large monument in Astana, Kazakhstan, which is... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Map showing Almatys location in Kazakhstan Almaty Orthodox church Mosque Almaty (ÐÐ»Ð¼Ð°Ñ‚Ñ‹; formerly known as Alma-Ata, also Vernyj, Vyernyi (Ð’ÐµÑ€Ð½Ñ‹Ð¹) in Imperial Russia) is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of 1,185,900 (2004) (8% of the population of Kazakhstan) citizens. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A steppe in Western Kazakhstan in early spring In physical geography, a steppe (Russian: - , Ukrainian: - , Kazakh: - ), pronounced in English as , is a plain without trees (apart from those near rivers and lakes); it is similar to a prairie, although a prairie is generally considered as being dominated by tall grasses... Map showing Almatys location in Kazakhstan Almaty Orthodox church Mosque Almaty (ÐÐ»Ð¼Ð°Ñ‚Ñ‹; formerly known as Alma-Ata, also Vernyj, Vyernyi (Ð’ÐµÑ€Ð½Ñ‹Ð¹) in Imperial Russia) is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of 1,185,900 (2004) (8% of the population of Kazakhstan) citizens. ... Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (Kazakh: ÐÒ±Ñ€ÑÒ±Ð»Ñ‚Ð°Ð½ Ó˜Ð±Ñ–ÑˆÒ±Ð»Ñ‹ ÐÐ°Ð·Ð°Ñ€Ð±Ð°ÐµÐ² [NÃ»rsÃ»ltan Ã„bÃ®shÃ»lÃ¢ Nazarbayev]; Russian: ÐÑƒÑ€ÑÑƒÐ»Ñ‚Ð°Ð½ ÐÐ±Ð¸ÑˆÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ ÐÐ°Ð·Ð°Ñ€Ð±Ð°ÐµÐ²) (born 6 July 1940 in Chemolgan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) has served as the President of Kazakhstan since the Fall of the Soviet Union and the nations independence in 1991. ... Potemkin villages were, purportedly, fake settlements erected at the direction of Russian minister Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin to fool Empress Catherine II during her visit to Crimea in 1787. ...

To some Kazakhs, the move remains controversial.^{[citation needed]} Critics resent the massive expenditure of public funds to build the new government complexes, as well as the continuing cost of airfare and hotel expenses for the many government workers who still live in Almaty.^{[citation needed]} The lucrative development contracts handed out to companies owned by President Nazarbayev's family members also remain highly suspect.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

The city is located in central Kazakhstan on the Ishim River in a very flat, semi-desert steppe region which covers most of the country's territory. The elevation of Astana is at 347 meters above sea level. Astana is in a spacious steppe landscape, in the transient area between the north of Kazakhstan and the extremely thinly settled national center, because of the river Ishim. The older boroughs lie north of the river, whilst the new boroughs were located south of the Ishim. Download high resolution version (1280x948, 322 KB)NASA landsat photo of Astana, Kazakhstan I made this with World wind programme File links The following pages link to this file: Astana Categories: NASA images ... Download high resolution version (1280x948, 322 KB)NASA landsat photo of Astana, Kazakhstan I made this with World wind programme File links The following pages link to this file: Astana Categories: NASA images ... The Ishim River (Иши́м, another name is Esil River) is a river running through Kazakhstan and Russia. ...

Climate

Climatically Astana is one of the coldest capitals in the world, with temperatures of -35 to -40 Celsius degrees common in the late autumn. The new city is also known to regularly freeze for around six months every year. Overall however, Astana has a continental climate, with exceptionally cold winters and moderately hot summers, arid and semiarid.

The average annual temperature in Astana is 1 degree Celsius. January is the coldest month with an average temperature of -16 degrees Celsius. July is the hottest month with an average temperature of 20 degrees Celsius.

Economy

Politics and government are the main economic activity in the capital, which also forms a Special Economic Zone. Since the move, Astana has seen one of the world's greatest building projects, as oil money has been spent on government buildings, a massive home for the president, a mosque, and numerous parks and monuments. The project is designed to not just make the town the centre of Kazakhstan, but of all Central Asia. Politics is the process by which groups make decisions. ... A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a geographical region that has economic laws different from a countrys typical economic laws. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Åukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ...

People and culture

Town planning

Astana can be divided largely into a few different areas. North of the railway line, which crosses Astana in an east-west direction, are industrial and poorer residential areas. Between the railway line and the river Ishim is the city center, where at present intense building activity is occurring. To the west and east are more elevated residential areas with parks and the new area of government administration to the south of the Ishim. Here many large building projects are underway; for example, the construction of a diplomat quarter, and a variety of different government buildings. By 2030, these quarters are to be completed. Astana's chief planner, Vladimir Laptev, wants to build a Berlin in a Eurasian style. He has stated that a purely administrative capital such as Canberra is not one of his goals. Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... Eurasian, also Euroasian or Euro-Asian can mean: Eurasian may be used as a slang term to refer to people of Asian decent, living in European countries who have no other traits of being Asian other then the fact that they look it. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ...

Architecture

The architectural quality of the new buildings is, by the standards of almost all critics, quite high — ethno-postmodernism in an Albert Speer pattern dominates. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In December 2006, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev unveiled plans to build Khan Shatyry, a "giant, transparent tent", over an area of the city. The tent will be 150 metres high, and was designed by British architect Norman Foster.^[2] It is expected to take around a year to build.^[3] Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (Kazakh: ÐÒ±Ñ€ÑÒ±Ð»Ñ‚Ð°Ð½ Ó˜Ð±Ñ–ÑˆÒ±Ð»Ñ‹ ÐÐ°Ð·Ð°Ñ€Ð±Ð°ÐµÐ² [NÃ»rsÃ»ltan Ã„bÃ®shÃ»lÃ¢ Nazarbayev]; Russian: ÐÑƒÑ€ÑÑƒÐ»Ñ‚Ð°Ð½ ÐÐ±Ð¸ÑˆÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ ÐÐ°Ð·Ð°Ñ€Ð±Ð°ÐµÐ²) (born 6 July 1940 in Chemolgan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) has served as the President of Kazakhstan since the Fall of the Soviet Union and the nations independence in 1991. ... Khan Shatyry is a giant transparent tent currently under construction in Astana, capital city of Kazakhstan. ... An architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... The restored Reichstag in Berlin, housing the German parliament. ...

Sightseeing

Today there are many construction works under way, such as embassy buildings, representative riversides along the Ishim River, and some infrastructure for transportation and communication. In the centre of town, the Avenue of the Republic acts as the main hub of activity. It is bordered by many stores, coffee houses, restaurants, discotheques and even some casinos. Worth a visit are the:

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Sport

Astana is home to FC Astana, a football team in the Kazakhstan Super League, which won the national championship in 2000, 2001 and 2006. The city is also home to the Astana-Tigers basketball team who successfully took the 2004/2005 season title, as well as Barys Astana of the Kazakh Ice Hockey League. In addition, Team Astana is a professional cycling team that competes on the UCI ProTour. FC Astana, formerly FC Zhenis until the club was renamed before the 2006 season, are a Kazakhstani football club based at the Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... The Kazakhstan Super League is the top division of football in Kazakhstan. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The Astana-WÃ¼rth Team logo The Team Astana (UCI Team Code: AWT), formerly named Liberty Seguros-WÃ¼rth Team, WÃ¼rth Team and Astana-WÃ¼rth Team, is a professional cycling team sponsored by the Astana group, a coalition of companies from Kazakhstan, named after its capital. ... A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races of any kind, whether they are recreational or professional. ... The UCI ProTour logo The UCI ProTour is a competition under the International Cycling Union (UCI). ...

FC Astana, formerly FC Zhenis until the club was renamed before the 2006 season, are a Kazakhstani football club based at the Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Kazakhstan Super League is the top division of football in Kazakhstan. ... Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Astana, Kazakhstan. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Transportation

Astana International Airport was designed by the famed Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. Astana International Airport (IATA: TSE, ICAO: UACC) is an airport in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. ... Entrance to the Nagoya City Art Museum The Nakagin Capsule Tower Kurokawa Kisho (In Japanese, family name first: 黒川 紀章, Kurokawa, Kisho)(b. ...

Sister Cities

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See also

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References

External links

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South Asia : Kabul, Afghanistan · Dhaka, Bangladesh · Thimphu, Bhutan · New Delhi, India · Malé, Maldives · Kathmandu, Nepal · Islamabad, Pakistan · Kotte (official, administrative) and Colombo (commercial), Sri Lanka This article is about the geopolitical region in Asia. ... For other places with the same name, see Kabul (disambiguation). ... Dhaka (previously Dacca; Bengali: Ähaka; IPA: ) is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka District. ... Thimphu from Sangey Gang Thimphu (Tibetan script: à½à½²à½˜à¼‹à½•à½´à¼‹) is the capital of Bhutan, and also the name of the surrounding valley and dzongkhag, the Thimphu District. ... This article is about the urban region that is the capital of India. ... MalÃ© (Dhivehi: Þ‰Þ§ÞÞ¬), (pronounced: Maa-lay) population 81,647 (2004), is the capital of the Republic of Maldives located at the southern edge of North Male Atoll Kaafu Atoll. ... Kathmandu (Nepali: à¤•à¤¾à¤ à¤®à¤¾à¤¡à¥Œà¤‚, Nepal Bhasa: à¤¯à¥‡à¤‚) is the capital city of Nepal and it is also the largest city in Nepal. ... Islamabad (Urdu: Ø§Ø³Ù„Ø§Ù… Ø¢Ø¨Ø§Ø¯ (Meaning Abode of Islam)), is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ... District Kotte Division, Colombo District Mayor Swarnalatha Silva (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) Area - City 17 kmÂ² Population (2001) - City 115,826 ( 2001 census ) - Density 3,305/kmÂ² - Metro 2,234,289 Time zone Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30) Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte, (à·à·Šâ€à¶»à·“ à¶¢à¶ºà·€à¶»à·Šà¶°à¶±à¶´à·”à¶» à¶šà·à¶§à·Šà¶§à·š in Sinhala, à®¸à¯à®°à¯€ à®œà®¯à®µà®°à¯à®¤à¯à®¤à®©à®ªà¯à®°à®®à¯ à®•à¯‹à®Ÿà¯à®Ÿà¯‡ in Tamil), also known... Map of Colombo with its administrative districts Coordinates: District Colombo Division, Colombo District Mayor Uvaiz Mohammad Imitiyaz (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) Area - City 37. ...

Southeast Asia : Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei · Phnom Penh, Cambodia · Dili, East Timor · Jakarta, Indonesia · Vientiane, Laos · Kuala Lumpur (official) and Putrajaya (administrative), Malaysia · Naypyidaw, Myanmar · Manila, Philippines · Singapore, Singapore · Bangkok, Thailand · Hanoi, Vietnam Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque Bandar Seri Begawan, estimated population 46,229 (1991), is the capital and the royal town of the Sultanate of Brunei. ... City motto: No motto City proper Province Phnom Penh Mayor Kep Chuktema ( ) Area 376 kmÂ² Population 2,009,264(2006) Density 5343. ... Dili, also spelled DÃli, Dilli or Dilly, is the capital of East Timor. ... Jakarta (also Djakarta or DKI Jakarta), formerly known as Sunda Kelapa, Jayakarta and Batavia is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. ... Vientiane (IPA: //, Lao Viangchan) is the capital city of Laos, situated in the Mekong Valley. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Motto: Bandar raya Taman, Bandar raya Bestari (English : The Garden City, The Smart City ) Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Wilayah Persekutuan Establishment 1995, October 19th Made into Federal Territory 2001, February 1st Government - Administered by Perbadanan Putrajaya Putrajaya Corporation - Chairman Samsudin Osman Area - City 46 kmÂ² (17. ... Naypyidaw (also spelt Nay Pyi Taw, literally Royal City) is currently the national capital of Myanmar, located in Kyatpyae Village, Pyinmana Township of Mandalay Division. ... Nickname: Pearl of the Orient, City by the Bay, Distinguished and Ever Loyal City Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Manila Coordinates: 14Â°35 N 121Â° E Country Philippines Region National Capital Region Districts 1st to 6th districts of Manila Barangays 897 Incorporated (city) June 10, 1574 Government... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Hanoi (Vietnamese: HÃ Ná»™i, HÃ¡n Tá»±: æ²³å†…) , estimated population 3,145,300(2005), is the capital of Vietnam. ...

Western Asia : Yerevan, Armenia · Baku, Azerbaijan · Manama, Bahrain · Nicosia, Cyprus · Tbilisi, Georgia · Tehran, Iran · Baghdad, Iraq · Jerusalem, Israel · Amman, Jordan · Kuwait City, Kuwait · Beirut, Lebanon · Muscat, Oman · Doha, Qatar · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Damascus, Syria · Ankara, Turkey · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · San‘a’, Yemen A map showing Southwest Asia - The term Middle East is more often used to refer to both Southwest Asia and some North African countries Southwest Asia, or West Asia, is the southwestern part of Asia. ... Location Location of Yerevan in Armenia Government Country Armenia Established 782 BC Mayor Yervand Zakharyan Geographical characteristics Area - City 227 kmÂ² Population - City (2004) - Density 1,088,000 5196. ... Municipality: Baku Area: 260 kmÂ² Altitude: -28 m Population: 2,074,300 census 2003 Population density: 1280 persons/kmÂ² Postal Code: AZ10 Area code: +99412 Municipality code: BA Latitude: 41Â° 01 52 N Longitude: 21Â° 20 25 E Mayor: Hajibala Abutalybov The Baku region. ... Bahrain from space, June 1996 Manama (Arabic: Ø§Ù„Ù…Ù†Ø§Ù…Ø© Al-ManÄmah) is the capital city of Bahrain and is the countrys largest city with a population of approximately 155,000, roughly a quarter of countrys entire population. ... District Nicosia Government - Mayor Eleni Mavrou Population (2001) - City 206,200 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Website: http://www. ... Coordinates: Government - Governing Mayor Giorgi Gigi Ugulava Area - City 372 kmÂ² (143. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Baghdad (Arabic: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... For other meanings, see Amman (disambiguation) and Ammann. ... Kuwait City Kuwait City (also Al-Kuwait - Ø§Ù„ÙƒÙˆÙŠØª), population 32,403 (2005 Census), is the capital of the emirate of Kuwait and part of the Al-Asimah governorate. ... For other uses, see Beirut (disambiguation). ... Classification City Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said Area 3,500 kmÂ² [1] Population - Total (2005) - Density - Oman calculated rank 646,024 [2] 184. ... Doha (Arabic: â€Ž, translit: or ), population 400,051 (2005 census), is the capital of Qatar and is at , on the Persian Gulf. ... Riyadh (Arabic: â€Ž ar-RiyÄá¸) is the capital of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, located in Ar Riyad Province in the Najd region. ... Damascus ( transliteration: , also commonly known as Ø§Ù„Ø´Ø§Ù… ash-ShÄm) is the largest city of Syria and is also the capital. ... Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the countrys second largest city after Ä°stanbul. ... Abu Dhabi or Abu Zaby (Arabic language: أبوظبي) is the largest of the seven emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates and was also the largest of the former Trucial States. ... Building in Sanâ€˜aâ€™ Clay houses in Sanâ€˜aâ€™ The residence of Imam Yahya in the Wadi Dhar near Sanâ€˜aâ€™. Backstreet in Yemen (Arabic: â€Ž , sometimes spelled Sanaa or Sanaa) is the capital of Yemen and the centre of Sanâ€˜aâ€™ Governorate. ...

Unrecognized countries : Sukhumi, Abkhazia · Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh · Ramallah and Gaza, Palestinian territories · Tskhinvali, South Ossetia · Lefkoşa (Nicosia), Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Several of the worlds geo-political entities lack general international recognition, but wish to be recognized as sovereign states. ... Destroyed shop in Sukhumi Sukhumi (Georgian: , Sokhumi; Abkhaz: , Aqwa; Russian: , Sukhumi) is the capital of Abkhazia, a de facto independent republic, which is internationally recognized as being an autonomous republic within Georgia. ... National anthem Aiaaira Official languages Abkhaz, with Russian having co-official status and widespread use by government and other institutions Political status De facto independent Capital Sukhumi Capitals coordinates President Sergei Bagapsh Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab Independence â€“ Declared â€“ Recognition From Georgia 23 July 1992 none Currency Russian ruble Official... Province: Stepanakert (City) Area: Altitude: 813 meter (2670 feet) Population: ~40,000 Population density: Latitude: 39Â° 48 55N Longitude: 46Â° 45 7E Mayor: Eduard Aghabekian Map of Azerbaijan showing town of Stepanakert within Nagorno-Karabakh. ... Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijani: Dağlıq Qarabağ or Yuxarı Qarabağ, literally mountainous black garden or upper black garden; Russian: Нагорный Карабах, translit. ... Ramallah (Arabic: ) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank of approximately 57,000 residents. ... Not to be confused with the Spanish name Garza. ... This article is about the Palestinian territories as a geopolitical phenomenon. ... Monument to the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin in Tskhinvali Tskhinvali (also spelled Cchinvali) (ge. ... National anthem Unknown Official languages Ossetian, with Russian having and widespread use by government and other institutions Political status De facto independent Capital Tskhinvali Capitals coordinates 42Â°14â€²N 43Â°58â€²E President Eduard Djabeevich Kokoity Prime Minister Yury Morozov Independence â€“ Declared â€“ Recognition From Georgia 1991-11-28 none... District Nicosia Government - Mayor Eleni Mavrou Population (2001) - City 206,200 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Website: http://www. ... Anthem: Ä°stiklÃ¢l MarÅŸÄ± (Turkish) Independence March Capital LefkoÅŸa (Nicosia) Official languages Turkish Government Representative democratic republic[1] - President Mehmet Ali Talat - Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer Sovereignty from Republic of Cyprus (de facto) - Proclaimed November 15, 1983 - Recognition Only by Turkey Area - Total 3,355 kmÂ² (not ranked...

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