Myth examined
“The capital of Kazakhstan is Almaty”
Outdated. Almaty was the capital of Soviet Kazakhstan and remained Kazakhstan's capital until 1997, when the government moved to a new city built on the northern steppe. That city has since been called Akmola, Astana, Nur-Sultan and then Astana again.
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