Astana

geographical name

As·​ta·​na ä-stä-ˈnä 

variants or 2019-2022 Nur-Sultan

ˌnu̇r-su̇l-ˈtän 

or 1992–1998 Aqmola or Akmola

ak-ˈmȯ-lə 

or 1961–1992 Tselinograd

tsi-ˈlē-nə-ˌgrät 

-ˌgrad

or until 1961 Akmolinsk

ak-ˈmȯ-linsk 

city in north central Kazakhstan, the national capital since 1997

Note: Astana has been the officially recognized name since 2022 and previously from 1998-2019.