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Astana [a] is the capital city of Kazakhstan.With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. [15]
[2] 461 – Majorian is arrested near Tortona (northern Italy) and deposed by the Suebian general Ricimer as puppet emperor . 932 – After a two-year siege, the city of Toledo , in Spain , surrenders to the forces of the Caliph of Córdoba Abd al-Rahman III , assuming an important victory in his campaign to subjugate the Central March .
The Astana: the Past and the Present gallery is about the history and culture of Astana. The gallery includes artifacts from the ancient settlement of Bozok, historical documents, photos, life subjects, utensils, clothes and other exhibits.
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The Museum of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Тұңғыш Президент мұражайы, Tuńǵysh Prezıdent murajaıy) is a museum situated in Astana. It was established by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on August 28, 2004. [1] It is located on 11 Beibitshilik Street, in Astana. [2]
The monument was built as a symbol of the transfer of the capital from Alma Ata to Astana in 1997. [5]The monument is meant to embody a folktale about a mythical tree of life and a magic bird [6] of happiness: the bird, named Simurgh, laid her egg in the crevice between two branches of the tree.
In 2010, an OSCE Summit was held in the Palace of Independence. The meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, as well as anniversary summits of SCO and OIC, have taken place in the palace. The most significant event in the history of the palace was a 2019 meeting of speakers of the parliaments of the Eurasian countries. [4]