Noer-Soeltan

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Etymology

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Transliteration of Kazakh Нұр-Сұлтан (Nūr-Sūltan)

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Noer-Soeltan n

  1. Nur-Sultan (former name of Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan)
    • 2022 January 9, Eva Cukier, “‘De machtswisseling in Kazachstan was nooit echt, dat is precies waarom de bevolking zo boos is’ ['The change of power in Kazakhstan was never real, which is exactly why the population is so angry']”, in NRC Handelsblad[1], retrieved 14 September 2022:
      De opstand verliep erg spontaan, escaleerde snel en concentreerde zich vooral in Almaty en niet in [sic] hoofdstad Noer-Soeltan.
      The uprising proceeded very spontaneously, escalated rapidly and was concentrated mainly in Almaty and not in the capital Nur-Sultan.