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Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador Velasco (; born 6 December 1982) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, and the 2010 Tour de France. He is the fifth racer in history, and the first Spaniard, to win all three Grand Tours of road cycling.
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Alexander Vinokourov
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Buddhism
Buddhism (Pali/Sanskrit: बौद्ध धर्म Buddha Dharma) is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha (Pāli/Sanskrit "the awakened one"). The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. He is recognized by adherents as an awakened teacher who shared his insights to help sentient beings end suffering (or dukkha), achieve nirvana, and escape what is seen as a cycle of suffering and rebirth.
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Hamad bin Khalifa
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Helena (Empress)
Saint Helena () also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople (ca. 246/50 – 18 August 330) was the consort of Emperor Constantius, and the mother of Emperor Constantine I. She is traditionally credited with finding the relics of the True Cross, with which she is invariably represented in Christian iconography.
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Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and head of state who served as the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee from 1922 until his death in 1953. After the death of Vladimir Lenin in 1924, Stalin rose to become the leader of the Soviet Union, which he ruled as a dictator.
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Kazakhs
The Kazakhs (also spelled Kazaks, Qazaqs; ; the English name is transliterated from Russian) are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia (largely Kazakhstan, but also found in parts of Uzbekistan, China, Russia, and Mongolia).
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Kulyash Baiseitova
Kulyash Baiseitova (; ; in Verny, current Almaty – 6 June 1957 in Moscow) was a Soviet Kazakh opera singer.
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Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is an American professional road racing cyclist who is best known for winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support. He rides for UCI ProTour team .
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Maxim Gorky
Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov ( or Пешко́в) ( – 18 June 1936), better known as Maxim Gorky (Макси́м Го́рький), was a Russian/Soviet author, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and a political activist.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (April 15, 1894 – September 11, 1971) led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964. Khrushchev was responsible for the partial de-Stalinization of the Soviet Union, for backing the progress of the early Soviet space program, and for several relatively liberal reforms in areas of domestic policy. Khrushchev's party colleagues removed him from power in 1964, replacing him with Leonid Brezhnev as First Secretary and Alexei Kosygin as Premier.
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Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( ; ) (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 nation's independence in 1991.
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Poles
The Polish people, or Poles ( , singular Polak) are the inhabitants of Poland and Polish emigrants irrespective of their ancestry. Their religion is predominantly Roman Catholic. As a nation, they are bounded by the Polish language, which belongs to the Lechitic subgroup of west slavic languages of Central Europe. A wide-ranging Polish diaspora exists throughout Western and Eastern Europe, the Americas and Australia. Polish citizens live predominantly in Poland.
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Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) and subsequently gained control throughout Russia.
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Saken Seyfullin
Saken Seyfullin () (15 October 1894 – 28 February 1939) was a pioneer of modern Kazakh literature, poet and writer, and national activist. Founder and first head of the Union of Writers of Kazakhstan, he was the author of controversial literature calling for greater independence of Kazakhs from Soviet and Russian power. He met repression and was executed in 1939.
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Tatars
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Tatars (Tatar: Tatarlar/Татарлар), sometimes spelled Tartars, are a Turkic ethnic group numbering 10 million in the late 20th Century, including all subgroups of Tatars, such as Volga Tatars, and Lipka Tatars.
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Ukrainians
Ukrainians (, Ukrayintsi, ) are an East Slavic ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly—citizens of Ukraine (who may or may not be ethnic Ukrainians). Some 200 years ago and times prior to that, Ukrainians were usually referred to and known as Ruthenians (). Around 45 million people identify with the Ukrainian ethnicity, an ethnos that today, due to centuries of foreign rule and distinct periods of Polonization and Russification, is significantly less homogenous than neighboring ethnic groups. Many ethnic Ukrainians, in addition to having been descended from Ruthenian stock, maintain various other ancestries, such as Russian, Belarussian, Polish, Greek, German, Romanian, and/or Jewish.
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Vladimir Laptev
Vladimir Nikolayevich Laptev (; born November 26, 1945) is the Head of the Administration of Noginsky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia.
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Xinjiang
Xinjiang (; ; ; Postal map spelling: Sinkiang) is an autonomous region (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2. Xinjiang borders Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, has abundant oil reserves and is China's largest natural gas-producing region.
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Akmola Province
Akmola Province ( ) is a centrally located province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kokshetau. The capital of the whole country, Astana, is enclosed in the province, but is politically separate from Akmola Province. The province's population is 748,300; Kokshetau's is 124,000. The area is 146,200 square kilometers. It and Karagandy Province are Kazakhstan's only two provinces which don't touch the country's outer borders. As well as Karagandy Provinceto the south, the Akmola Province borders the North Kazakhstan Province to the north, the Pavlodar Province to the east, and the Kostanay Province to the west. Some gold and coal mining occur in the area.
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Alatau Sports Palace
Kazakhstan Sport Palace is an indoor sporting arena located in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is used to host various indoor events and serves as the home of Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League. The arena seats 5,500 spectators.
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Amman
Amman (; , ʿAmmān) is the capital and largest city of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. A city of about 2 million inhabitants (2008 estimate), it is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Amman is the administrative seat of the homonymous governorate.
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Ankara
Ankara (Traditional English: Angora) is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2008 the city had a population of 4,500,000. Ankara also serves as the capital of Ankara Province.
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Bayterek
Bayterek (Kazakh: Бәйтерек, "tall poplar [tree]"), is a monument and observation tower in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. A tourist attraction popular with foreign visitors and native Kazakhstanis alike, it is a common symbol of the city and itself in turn symbolizes Astana's new status as the capital of Kazakhstan.
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Beijing
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Canberra
Canberra () is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne. A resident of Canberra is known as a "Canberran".
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Gdańsk
Gdańsk (formerly Danzig; see Names below), is a city on the Baltic coast in northern Poland, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.
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Georgia (country)
Georgia (, sak’art’velo ; ) is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Situated at the juncture of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the east by Azerbaijan. Georgia covers a territory of 69,700 km² and its population is more than 4.6 million. Georgia's constitution is that of a representative democracy, organized as a unitary, semi-presidential republic. It is currently a member of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the World Trade Organization, the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Community of Democratic Choice, the GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, and the Asian Development Bank. The country aspires to join NATO and the European Union.
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Ishim River
Ishim River (; ) is a river running through Kazakhstan and Russia. Its length is 2,450 km (1,530 mi), average discharge is 56,3 m³/s (1988 cu ft/s). It is a left tributary of the Irtysh River. The Ishim River is partly navigable in its lower reaches. The upper course of the Ishim passes through Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. In Russia, the river travels through a vast marshland for its course, and has countless meanders and oxbow lakes.
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Jordan
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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan (also spelled Kazakstan, , Qazaqstan, قازاقستان, pronounced ; ), officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country located in Central Asia and partially in East Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of 2,727,300 km² is greater than Western Europe. It is neighbored clockwise from the north by Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and also borders on a significant part of the Caspian Sea. The capital was moved in 1997 from Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, to Astana.
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Kazan
Kazan (; , ) is the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. The sixth largest city of Russia, it lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. The Kazan Kremlin is a World Heritage Site. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the right to brand itself as the "Third Capital" of Russia. In 2009 it was chosen as the "sports capital of Russia".
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Khan Shatyry
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Latvia
Latvia (; ), officially the Republic of Latvia () is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia (343 km), to the south by Lithuania (588 km), to the east by the Russian Federation (276 km), and to the southeast by Belarus (141 km). Across the Baltic Sea to the west lies Sweden. The territory of Latvia covers and it has a temperate seasonal climate.
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Mashhad
Mashhad ( from , ‹Mašhad›, literally the place of martyrdom) is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia Muslim world. It is located east of Tehran, at the center of the Razavi Khorasan Province close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its population was 2,427,316 at the 2006 population census.
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Moscow
Moscow ( or ; ; see also ) is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the world, a global city. Moscow is the most populous city on the continent of Europe and the seventh largest city proper in the world, a megacity. The population of Moscow (as of 1 January 2010) is 10,563,038.
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Omsk
Omsk () is a Russian city located in southwestern Siberia and the administrative center of Omsk Oblast. It is Russia's second-largest city east of the Ural Mountains. The distance from Omsk to Moscow is .
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Ottawa
Ottawa ( or ) is the capital of Canada, a municipality and the second largest city within the province of Ontario. Located in the Ottawa Valley, in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, the city lies on the Ottawa River, a major waterway forming the local boundary between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
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Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania () is a U.S. state and Commonwealth located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to the east. The state's four most populous cities are Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie. The state capital is Harrisburg.
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Philippines
The Philippines ( ), officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (), is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam. The Sulu Sea to the southwest lies between the country and the island of Borneo, and to the south the Celebes Sea separates it from other islands of Indonesia. It is bounded on the east by the Philippine Sea. Its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire and its tropical climate make the Philippines prone to earthquakes and typhoons but have also endowed the country with natural resources and made it one of the richest areas of biodiversity in the world. An archipelago comprising 7,107 islands, the Philippines is categorized broadly into three main geographical divisions: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Its capital city is Manila.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh () is the second-largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it anchors the 22nd largest urban area in the United States. The estimated population of the city in 2009 was 311,647, while the seven-county metropolitan area was estimated at 2,354,957. Downtown Pittsburgh retains substantial economic influence, ranking at 25th in the nation for jobs within the urban core and 6th in job density. The characteristic shape of Pittsburgh's central business district is a triangular tract carved by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, where the Ohio River forms. The city features 151 high-rise buildings, 446 bridges, two inclined railways, and a pre-revolutionary fortification. Pittsburgh is known colloquially as "The City of Bridges" and "The Steel City" for its many bridges and former steel manufacturing base.
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Poland
Poland (), officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. The total area of Poland is , making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. Poland has a population of over 38 million people, which makes it the 34th most populous country in the world and the sixth most populous member of the European Union, being its most populous Slavic member.
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Riga
Riga (, ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia, a major industrial, commercial, cultural and financial centre of the Baltics, and an important seaport, situated on the mouth of the Daugava. With 706,413 inhabitants (2010) it is the largest city of the Baltic states and third-largest in the Baltic region, behind Saint Petersburg and Stockholm (counting residents within the city limits). Riga's territory covers and lies between above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain.
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Russia
Russia (; ), also officially known as the Russian Federation (), is a state in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both via Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk and the United States by the Bering Strait. At , Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than a ninth of the Earth's land area. Russia is also the ninth most populous nation with 142 million people. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning 9 time zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources. It has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's fresh water.
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Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg () is a city and a federal subject (a federal city) of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city's other names were Petrograd (, 1914–1924) and Leningrad (, 1924–1991). It is often called just Petersburg () and is informally known as Piter ().
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Sarajevo
Sarajevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Сарајево) is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 305,242 people in the four municipalities that make up the city proper, and a metro area population of 423,645 people in the Sarajevo Canton . It is also the capital of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity, as well as the center of the Sarajevo Canton. Sarajevo is located in the Sarajevo valley of Bosnia, surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated around the Miljacka river.
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Siberia
Siberia ( ), is a vast region, constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union (USSR) from its beginning, as the preceding Russian Empire conquered it in the 16th century.
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South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK, , ) and sometimes referred to simply as Korea, is a state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul. South Korea lies in a temperate climate region with a predominantly mountainous terrain. Its territory covers a total area of 99,392 square kilometers and has a population of .
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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR, , abbreviated СССР, SSSR), informally known as the Soviet Union () or Soviet Russia, was a constitutionally socialist state that existed on the territory of most of the former Russian Empire in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.
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Tbilisi
Tbilisi (, , literally "Warm Spring") is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari (Kura) River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form ''T'pilisi'' and it was officially known as Tiflis (ტფილისი) until 1936. The city covers an area of 726 km² (280.3 square miles) and has 1,480,000 inhabitants.
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Turkey
Turkey (), known officially as the Republic of Turkey (), is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in western Asia and Thrace in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. Turkey is one of the six independent Turkic states. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan (the exclave of Nakhchivan) and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea and Cyprus are to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and the Black Sea is to the north. The Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles (which together form the Turkish Straits) demarcate the boundary between Eastern Thrace and Anatolia; they also separate Europe and Asia.
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Ulan Bator
Ulan Bator () or Ulaanbaatar (; , ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ, "Red Hero") is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. The city is an independent municipality, not part of any province, and its population (2008) is just over one million.
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Warsaw
Warsaw ( ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population as of June 2009 was estimated at 1,711,466, and the Warsaw metropolitan area at approximately 2,785,000. The city area is , with an agglomeration of (Warsaw Metro Area Obszar Metropolitalny Warszawy). Warsaw is the 9th largest city in the European Union by population.
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This is Astana
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- Duration: 7:48
- Published: 27 Aug 2008
- Uploaded: 24 Feb 2012
- Author: kazakhstanlive
Astana, the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan is ten years old this year. The city's designation as capital initiated one of the most ambitious urban development projects of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. This film -- THIS IS ASTANA - shows captures the unique atmosphere of a capital that rivals all the dynamism of longer-established cities like New York.
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Astana city, Kazakhstan 2011 / Астана Казахстан
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- Duration: 5:12
- Published: 17 Jul 2011
- Uploaded: 24 Feb 2012
- Author: Kuazakhstan
Astana (Kazakh: Астана / Astana / أستانا), formerly known as Akmola (Kazakh: Ақмола / Aqmola, until 1998), Tselinograd (Russian: Целиноград, until 1992) and Akmolinsk (Russian: Акмолинск, until 1961), is the capital and second largest city (after Almaty) of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708794 as of 1 August 2010. It is located in the north-central portion of Kazakhstan, within Akmola Province, though administrated separately from the province as a federal city area. 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. The original plans for the new Astana were drawn up by the late Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. Astana's current 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. Architecture The old buildings that remained from the Soviet <b>...</b>
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Astana in HD - Kazakhstan
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- Duration: 1:22
- Published: 04 May 2011
- Uploaded: 21 Feb 2012
- Author: asiatraveltips
In this quick HD video of the capital city of Kazakhstan, Astana, we try to give you a little idea of what it is like. Just the fact that it is one of the world's coldest capital cities with temperatures dropping in winter to -40 and slightly beyond is enough to make most travellers think twice. But in the summer months the weather is very pleasant and it has to be one of the most photogenic modern cities in the whole Central Asia region. The video was filmed on 28 April 2011, and you may also be interested to watch the interview with the Interim General Manager of the Radisson Astana Hotel, Mr. Jesper Francl which you can see here: www.asiatraveltips.com You may also be interested in our HD video of Almaty: www.youtube.com www.asiatraveltips.com
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Astana - capital of Kazakhstan / Астана - столица Казахстана
City of Astana is a capital of Kazakhstan. We shot this film to show stunning views of this beautiful city. Film was commissioned by Majors Office for OSCE Forum. Credits: Producer: Janarbek Amankulov Direction/Edit/Post-Production: Alexander Chertok Director of Photography: Azamat Dulatov
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Astana, Kazkhstan - BBC World Wonders
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- Duration: 3:01
- Published: 07 Jun 2011
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- Author: travelworld
Astana formerly known as Akmola, Tselinograd (Russian: Целиноград, until 1992) and Akmolinsk (Russian: Акмолинск, until 1961), is the capital and second largest city (after Almaty) of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708794 as of 1 August 2010. It is located in the north-central portion of Kazakhstan, within Akmola Province, though administrated separately from the province as a federal city area. The current mayor of Astana is Imangali Tasmagambetov. He was appointed on 4 April 2008.
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Kazakhs invest in new Astana
Thirteen years since the rebirth of Astana, in Kazakhstan, the administrative capital is also becoming a regional business and cultural fulcrum, opening up new opportunities for young people from across the country. One of Central Asia's most distinctive cities, the capital of Kazakhstan is celebrating its 13th rebirthday. In the Kazakh language, Astana literally means 'capital'. Before its constructive explosion, its population was less than 300000 -- a Soviet industrial outpost, not the most conveniently located, on the vast Kazakh plains. ... www.euronews.net
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Moscow vs. Astana - Week 9 WSB Season 2
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- Duration: 163:59
- Published: 08 Feb 2012
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- Author: WorldSeriesBoxing
The World Series of Boxing (WSB) is the world's premiere team boxing competition where twelve Franchises from all over the globe fight against other for the chance to become World Champions. The second season which begins 11/11/11 will introduce an explosive new format with two groups of six teams battling for the top prize, the WSB Team Championship Trophy. The competition does not stop there, as the sub-plot also features an Individual Championship which also rewards the top fighters in each of the five weight categories.
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Astana@UCI Track Cycling World Cup 2011/12 presented by SAMSUNG
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- Duration: 5:32
- Published: 08 Nov 2011
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- Author: ucichannel
GERMANY WINS THE FIRST ROUND In the end, with eight medals -- one gold, two silver and five bronze -- won by its riders during the three days of the competition, Germany won the first round of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup 2011-2012, presented by Samsung. In spite of their three wins, the Australians had to concede 29 points to the Germans in the Team ranking of the event which sees France, as current trophy holder, finish in third place. Yet, the last meeting had begun very well for the "Cyclones", winners of the Madison with Alexander Edmondson and Glenn Oshea -- who had already won the Individual Pursuit the day before -- in front of Switzerland and the Russians of the Lokosphinx team, after a rather eventful race. However, all the spectators present in the velodrome at Astana were eagerly waiting the moment to experience the emotions of the last two Sprint contests which remained to be fought out. Most people's attention was focused on Chris Hoy, who was seeking to take his revenge after his defeat in Keirin. The performance certainly kept its promises, with the Brit beating the German Robert Forstemann in the semi-final and the Russian Denis Dmitriev in the final. For the several times World Champion and Olympic Champion, currently striving for the best possible physical condition following some difficulties which had troubled him during these last few weeks, this victory at Astana represents a very important step forward on the long road that will take him first <b>...</b>
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Mumbai vs. Astana - Week 5 WSB Season 2
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- Duration: 150:13
- Published: 15 Dec 2011
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- Author: WorldSeriesBoxing
The World Series of Boxing (WSB) is the world's premiere team boxing competition where twelve Franchises from all over the globe fight against other for the chance to become World Champions. The second season which begins 11/11/11 will introduce an explosive new format with two groups of six teams battling for the top prize, the WSB Team Championship Trophy. The competition does not stop there, as the sub-plot also features an Individual Championship which also rewards the top fighters in each of the five weight categories.
http://wn.com/Mumbai_vs_Astana__Week_5_WSB_Season_2
Astana vs. Moscow - Week 4 WSB Season 2
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- Duration: 149:56
- Published: 07 Dec 2011
- Uploaded: 18 Feb 2012
- Author: WorldSeriesBoxing
The World Series of Boxing (WSB) is the world's premiere team boxing competition where twelve Franchises from all over the globe fight against other for the chance to become World Champions. The second season which begins 11/11/11 will introduce an explosive new format with two groups of six teams battling for the top prize, the WSB Team Championship Trophy. The competition does not stop there, as the sub-plot also features an Individual Championship which also rewards the top fighters in each of the five weight categories.
http://wn.com/Astana_vs_Moscow__Week_4_WSB_Season_2
Landscapes Almaty - Astana. Kazakhstan / Time Lapse
Landscapes of the new Kazakhstan. Southern capital of Almaty, belted peaks and prairie capital - Astana. Film - Dmitry Stupin, Shooting - Dmitry Stupin, Maxim Zolotuhin, Color grading - Irina Druchinina Music - "Nella Fantasia" Sarah Brightman
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Baku Fires vs Astana Arlans - Week 8 - MiddleWeight - Regular Season - Season 1
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- Duration: 25:21
- Published: 14 Sep 2011
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- Author: WorldSeriesBoxing
Regular Season - WSB 2010/2011 Boxers: Soltan Migitinov vs Kanat Slam Franchise: Baku Fires vs Astana Arlans Date: 5 Feb 2011 (Week 8) Venue: OLYMPIC SPORTS CENTER 'SERHEDCHI', Baku, Azerbaijan Category: MiddleWeight
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Los Angeles vs. Astana - Week 1 WSB Season 2
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- Duration: 113:32
- Published: 26 Nov 2011
- Uploaded: 22 Feb 2012
- Author: WorldSeriesBoxing
The World Series of Boxing (WSB) is the world's premiere team boxing competition where twelve Franchises from all over the globe fight against other for the chance to become World Champions. The second season which begins 11/11/11 will introduce an explosive new format with two groups of six teams battling for the top prize, the WSB Team Championship Trophy. The competition does not stop there, as the sub-plot also features an Individual Championship which also rewards the top fighters in each of the five weight categories.
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Astana vs. Milan - Week 8 WSB Season 2
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- Duration: 146:49
- Published: 25 Jan 2012
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- Author: WorldSeriesBoxing
The World Series of Boxing (WSB) is the world's premiere team boxing competition where twelve Franchises from all over the globe fight against other for the chance to become World Champions. The second season which begins 11/11/11 will introduce an explosive new format with two groups of six teams battling for the top prize, the WSB Team Championship Trophy. The competition does not stop there, as the sub-plot also features an Individual Championship which also rewards the top fighters in each of the five weight categories.
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Funkagenda - Astana (Sultan & Ned Shepard Remix)
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- Duration: 6:01
- Published: 13 Dec 2011
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- Author: TheMusicDrop
Go to my facebook page www.facebook.com if you want more good music. Subscribe to me if you want to get best electro & house songs. Support the artist, buy this track on beatport. INFO Song name: Astana (Sultan & Ned Shepard Remix) Artist: Funkagenda Album: Bang Bang Playlist Duration: 6:00 ________________________________________________________________ //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// To owners or copyright holders: If you don't wanna see your track in my channel, contact me and I will IMMEDIATELY remove the video. Thanks! All rights reserved. Only for watching, listening and streaming. Downloading, copying, sharing and making available is strictly prohibited. ________________________________________________________________ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ©2011 BANG BANG Playlist
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Garth in Astana, Kazakhstan
Garth speaks about network marketing.
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Kazakhstan, Astana with Timelapse City Tour, in 3D + HD
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- Duration: 1:37
- Published: 25 Oct 2011
- Uploaded: 22 Feb 2012
- Author: WeLoveRussiaToo
Kazakhstan, Astana City Tour, in 3D + HD Astana is the capital and second largest city (after Almaty) of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708794 as of 1 August 2010. It is located in the north-central portion of Kazakhstan, within Akmola Province, though administrated separately from the province as a federal city area.
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k-pop flash mob in Astana (Kazakhstan)
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- Duration: 5:32
- Published: 29 Aug 2011
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WSB Team Finalist - Astana Arlans
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- Duration: 2:03
- Published: 05 May 2011
- Uploaded: 03 Feb 2012
- Author: WorldSeriesBoxing
The Astana Arlans qualified for the semi-finals as the best second placed team overall, two points clear of Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder, who had been hot on the Arlans' heels for most of the season. In the tough Asian conference, however, the Astana Arlans on the same number of points as European conference leaders Paris United, but won more individual bouts overall (44 compared with 39 for Paris United). In the semi-finals, the team had to withstand an all-out assault from the Los Angeles Matadors on the first leg in the home ring at the Daulet Sports Complex in Astana, with the Matadors sending their strongest team on the long journey. But on the night, 2007 World Champion Rau'Shee Warren was the only Los Angeles boxer able to edge ahead to a win as the 24 year-old southpaw took a split decision victory. After that, the home boxers showed their strength, with only half of the remaining four bouts going the full distance. Mighty Kanat Slam, the Beijing bronze medallist from China who assumed Kazakh nationality to join the team, once again proved unstoppable as he achieved his third win in four this season inside the 15 minutes. On the return leg in Los Angeles, the Astana Arlans were undaunted by the star-studded line-up of Hollywood celebrities cheering on the home boxers. But the match was nevertheless much closer. After 2009 World Championship quarter-finalist Kanat Abutalipov opened the scoring for the visitors to extend his unbeaten record for the season, the <b>...</b>
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Camp vs. Slam - Week 1 WSB Season 2
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- Duration: 17:37
- Published: 26 Nov 2011
- Uploaded: 19 Feb 2012
- Author: WorldSeriesBoxing
Regular Season - WSB 2011/2012 (Season 2) Boxers: Jeffrey Camp vs Kanat Slam Franchise: Los Angeles Matadors vs Astana Arlans Date: 13 Nov 2010 (Week 1) Venue: The Music Box Category: Middleweight (73 kg)
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Секретный проект "Red Devil" (Street Racing Astana)
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- Duration: 9:51
- Published: 29 Nov 2011
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Секретный проект "Red Devil" Street Racing Club Astana BMW e34 540i m60 m/t Music: B'ZWAX - Rubbing Alcohol Crookers ft. Roisin Murphy - Royal T Love & Light & Jillian Ann club - Know Us (David Starfire Remix) Massive Attack - Paradise Circus (Zeds Dead Dubstep Remix) Micky Slim Feat Emma Hewitt - Tonight (Marc Spence Remix)
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Haifa Wehbe - Mosh Adra Astana, Star Academy live 2007 HQ!!!!!!
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- Published: 04 Aug 2011
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Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe sings Mosh Adra Astana live on Lebanese TV
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Astana city. My private emotions
My wind city - city of romance
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| Official name | Astana |
|---|---|
| Native name | Астана |
| Flagsize | 200px |
| Image shield | New_coat_of_arms_of_Astana.svg |
| Pushpin map | Kazakhstan |
| Pushpin label position | bottom |
| Pushpin mapsize | 280 |
| Pushpin map caption | Location in Kazakhstan |
| Coordinates region | KZ |
| Subdivision type | Country |
| Subdivision type1 | Province |
| Subdivision name | Kazakhstan |
| Established title | Founded |
| Established date | 1998 |
| Leader title | Akim (mayor) |
| Leader name | Imangali Tasmagambetov |
| Area total sq mi | |area_total_km2722 |
| Area land sq mi | |area_land_km2 |
| Area water sq mi | |area_water_km2 |
| Area urban sq mi | |area_urban_km2 |
| Area metro km2 | |area_metro_sq_mi |
| Population as of | August 1, 2010 |
| Population total | 708794 |
| Population density sq mi | |population_density_km2958 |
| Timezone | BTT |
| Utc offset | +6 |
| Elevation m | 347 |elevation_ft |
| Postal code type | Postal code |
| Postal code | 010000–010015 |
| Area code | +7 7172 |
| Blank name | ISO 3166-2 |
| Blank info | AST |
| Blank1 name | License plate |
| Blank1 info | Z |
| Website | http://www.astana.kz |
| Footnotes | }} |
Astana (), formerly known as ''Akmola'' (Kazakh: ''Ақмола'' / ''Aqmola'', until 1998), ''Tselinograd'' (, until 1992) and ''Akmolinsk'' (Russian: ''Акмолинск'', until 1961), is the capital and second largest city (after Almaty) of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010. It is located in the north-central portion of Kazakhstan, within Akmola Province, though administrated separately from the province as a federal city area.
The current mayor of Astana is Imangali Tasmagambetov. He was appointed on 4 April 2008.
Etymology
The word ''Astana'' in Kazakh literally means ''Capital'' but the word itself originates from Persian ''Astane'' ( means Threshold, border point) (Astana, from the verb Istadan (آستان) to stand (in respect)), and literally means "threshold" (royal or sacred, where people stand in respect or awe), implying where the court is seated (the capital city) or the body of a sacred person is interred (a shrine town). The city of Turkistan in Kazakhstan that hosts the body of the saint Ahmad Yasavi is also called the "astana" as is the city of Mashhad in Iran that is the burial place of the 8th Shiite Imam Reza. In fact, long before becoming the new capital of Kazakhstan, the city was "an astana," a burial ground of a saint, hence the old name of the city, Ak Mola (Ақмола), "white mausoleum."In June 2008, a parliamentary proposal was put forward to change the city's name to "Nursultan," in honor of President Nursultan Nazarbayev. The idea was rejected by Nazarbayev himself, who said the decision of renaming the city will be for future generations. Despite this, some commentators think that the generic name Astana was deliberately chosen so that it would be renamed in honour of Nazarbayev after his death.
History
Russian and Soviet eras
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.Kazakhstan hosted in the Stalinist era a series of Gulag-like labour camps, in total 11 camps that housed up to hundreds of thousands of internees and their families. Outside Astana, there once stood the ALZHIR camp, a Russian acronym for the Akmolinskii Camp for Wives of Traitors of the Motherland, one of the most notorious in the Gulag archipelago, which was reserved for the spouses of those considered "enemies of the people" by the government under Joseph Stalin.
In 1961, it was renamed "Tselinograd" ("Virgin Lands City") 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 at the beginning of World War II, when Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union.
Independent Kazakhstan
After Kazakhstan gained its independence in 1991, the city and the region were renamed "Aqmola", literally meaning "White Shrine".In 1995, the city was designated as the future capital of the newly-independent country, and the capital was officially moved from Almaty on December 10, 1997. The new name, Astana, was bestowed in 1998.
Government officials cited several problems with keeping the capital in Almaty, such as the city's risk of seismic activity, insufficient room for expansion, and proximity to international borders. Additionally, parts of northern Kazakhstan are populated primarily by ethnic Russians, which raised fears of possible irredentist activity. Moving the capital to this area may have been an attempt to anchor it more closely with the rest of the country. Financially, some 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.
Geography and climate
Location
Astana 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 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 are located south of the Ishim.
Climate
Climatically, Astana is the second coldest capital in the world, a record formerly held by Canada's capital, Ottawa, until Astana became the capital (but far behind Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia), with temperatures of to common in the early winter. The new city is also known to regularly freeze for around six months every year. Overall, Astana has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dfb''), bordering on a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification ''BSk''), with exceptionally cold winters and warm summers.The average annual temperature in Astana is . January is the coldest month with an average temperature of . July is the hottest month with an average temperature of .
Note: The following chart contains significant errors listed for temperatures. It lists the record highs and lows for each month in place of the average highs and lows. For example, the chart states that the average high for July is around 107 degrees Fahrenheit; in reality, the average high temperature is only 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20.2 degrees Celsius). The temperatures listed are actually the ''record temperatures'', both high and low, that have been set for each month. However, the precipitation totals given appear to be correct.
Population/Demographics
As of July 1, 2010, Astana has a population density of 958 people per square kilometre and a population of about 705,897, of which Kazakhs, Russians, Ukrainians, Tatars and Germans make up 65.2%, 23.8%, 2.9%, 1.7%, 1.5 % respectively. Other ethnic groups make up 4.9% of Astana's population.
In 1999, Astana had a population of 281,000. The ethnic mix was about 30% Kazakh and 70% Russian, Ukrainian and German.
By 2007, Astana's population has more than doubled since the move, to over 600,000, and it is estimated to top 1 million by 2030. Migrant workers – legal and illegal – have been attracted from across Kazakhstan and neighboring states such as Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, and Astana is a magnet for young professionals seeking to build a career. This has changed the city's demographics, bringing more ethnic Kazakhs to a city that formerly had a Slav majority. Astana's ethnic Kazakh population has risen to some 60%, up from 17% in 1989.
Many argue that a drive to attract ethnic Kazakhs northward was the key factor in shifting the capital, which was officially put down to lack of space for expansion in the former capital, Almaty, and its location in an earthquake zone.
According to preliminary figures, Astana had 700,000 inhabitants in late 2007. Kazakhstani official statistical service estimates city population 691,529 (1 March 2010). According to the 1999 Census, 40.5% of the population is Russian, 5.7% Ukrainian, 3.0% German, 2.6% Tatar, 1.8% Belorussian and 0.8% Polish. But at 41.8%, Kazakhs outnumbered Russians and were forming the largest ethnic group, while Ingush and Korean each accounted for 0.6%. Others, mostly Uzbeks, accounted for 3.8%.
Economy
Politics and government are the main economic activities 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 make the town the centre of not only Kazakhstan, but all of Central Asia.
Cityscape
Town planning
Astana can be divided largely into a few different areas.
“Almaty” District
District was created on May 6, 1998 by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Territory of “Almaty” District is 21,054 hectares (52 025 acres or 81.290 sq.miles). Population - 321.400 people. The district has five villages.
“Yesil” District
District was created on Aug. 5, 2008 by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It occupies the territory of 31,179 hectares (77 045 acres or 120.382 sq.miles) Population - approx. 180,000 people.
“Saryarka” District
District was created on May 6, 1998 by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan The territory of “Saryarka” district is 19,202 hectares (47 449 acres or 74.139 sq.miles). Population - 296,364 people.
Description
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. The original plans for the new Astana were drawn up by the late Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. Astana's current 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.
Architecture
The old buildings that remained from the Soviet era are now being removed and replaced with totally new structures resulting in significant construction work throughout the city. President Nazarbayev has paid particular attention to Astana's architecture; most of the recently completed structures had been accredited to internationally acclaimed architects and designers such as Kisho Kurokawa or Norman Foster.
Bayterek
Bayterek is the most famous landmark in Astana. The legend behind this tower as a symbol is that it represents a poplar tree, where the magic bird Samuruk laid its egg. In the sphere on the top of Bayterek there is an imprint of president Nursultan Nazarbayev's hand.
In front of the Bayterek Tower in summer 2010, the largest open-air art exhibition ever in Kazakhstan took place: About 2.2 million people saw the international exhibition of ''United Buddy Bears''.
New buildings
Palace of Peace and Reconciliation (Pyramid of Peace)
The pyramid has been conceived and designed by architect Sir Norman Foster and engineers Buro Happold and inaugurated in September 2006. It contains accommodations for different religions: Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism and other faiths. It also houses a 1,500- seat opera house, a national museum of culture, a new “university of civilization”, a library and a research center for Kazakhstan’s ethnic and geographical groups. This diversity is unified within the pure form of a pyramid, 62 meters high with a 62 x 62-meter base. The building is conceived as a global center for religious understanding, the renunciation of violence and the promotion of faith and human equality. The Pyramid of Peace expresses the spirit of Kazakhstan, where cultures, traditions and representatives of various nationalities coexist in peace, harmony and accord. Bathed in the golden and pale blue glow of the glass (colors taken from the Kazakhstan flag), 200 delegates from the world’s main religions and faiths will meet every three years in a circular chamber — based on the United Nations Security Council meeting room in New York. ; Height: , total area: 25,500 sq.m.; Accommodates: Opera Hall for 1,500 seats, The Museum of National History, The Research Center of World Religions, Library of Spiritual Religious Literature, Exhibition and conference rooms
Kazakhstan Central Concert Hall
The Concert Hall has been conceived and designed by Italian architect Manfredi Nicoletti as a result of an International Competition and inaugurated by president Nursultan Nazarbayev in December 2009. The building shape is reminiscent of the petals of a flower. These "petals" create an imposing envelope which encloses and protects all the functions from the extreme climatic conditions of Astana. It houses one of world’s biggest Concert Halls for classical music with a total of 3,500 seats in vineyard conformation, two small music, cinema and conference halls with 400 and 200 seats each, restaurants, bars and a lobby of about 3000sqm. The main music hall has been designed to adapt to all kind of performances such as classical, pop and traditional music concerts, theatre, ballet, conferences and cinema, by means of a special false ceiling design and a system of acoustic curtains. The building is approximately 200m long and rises up to 40m high for a total of 55.000sqm. The structure of the external wall (the “petals”) are reinforced concrete. The external cladding is done with blue back-painted transparent glass panels inspired by the colour of the Kazakhstan flag.
The Islamic Center
The Islamic Center was built in 2005 and was sponsored by the Emir of Qatar. It consists of a mosque, madrasah, and a library. The mosque has 4 minarets, 63 meters each, and has a capacity of 5,000 people. The height of the mosque's dome is 43 meters.
Ak Orda Presidential Palace
Ak Orda (Kazakh, "the white horde") is the official workplace of the President of Kazakhstan. Ak Orda Presidential Palace was built in 2004 of monolithic concrete as a five-story building. The lining was performed using 20–40 cm thick Italian marble. The height of the building is 80 meters and the total area is 36,720 square meters. Ak Orda includes a yurt-like hall designed of marble and granite, a marble hall for summits and official visits by foreign-country representatives, and a golden hall for negotiations and private discussions between the head of the state and the leaders of other countries.
Khan Shatyry
In December 2006, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev unveiled plans to build Khan Shatyry, a "giant, transparent tent", over an area of the city. The project was completed in July 2010. The tent is 150 meters high, and like the pyramid was designed by the British team of Norman Foster and Buro Happold
Transport Tower
[]]| Transport Tower]] Transport Tower is one of the tallest buildings in Kazakhstan, standing 150 meters high, its 34 stories completed in 2003. The building houses various governmental agencies and organizations, namely the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications.
Sightseeing
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, night clubs and some casinos. Notable among these are the:
Museums
Theatres
Monuments
Architectural monuments
Sport
Astana is home to FC Astana and FC Astana-64, of which the latter 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 Kontinental Hockey League. In addition, is a professional cycling team. They participated in the 2007 Tour de France wearing uniforms in Kazakhstani national colors, but were excluded during the race after the failed test of Alexander Vinokourov for illegal doping practises, and was banned from the 2008 race. Astana returned to the Tour de France in 2009 and won the overall Team Classification, with Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong finishing first and third respectively. In 2010 Contador again won the Tour de France with the Astana team, but announced in August 2010 that he would be leaving the Astana team to join the Sunguard-SaxoBank team in 2011.A bandy team by the name of Dynamo-Astana has been formed, and an indoor bandy arena is being built for Dynamo. The 2011 Asian Winter Games will be partly held in the capital.
| ! Club | ! Sport | ! Founded | ! League | ! Venue |
| 2009 | Kazakhstan Premier League | |||
| FC Astana-64 | 1964 | Kazakhstan Premier League | ||
| Cycling | 2007 | UCI ProTour | ||
| Astana Tigers | Basketball | 2000 | Kazakh Basketball League | |
| Barys Astana | Ice hockey | 1999 | Kontinental Hockey League, Kazakh Ice Hockey League | Alatau Sports Palace |
Transport
Astana International Airport was, like the plan for the whole new city, designed by the late Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. The Astana Metro is a planned underground construction in Astana.Astana Train Station is an important hub for northern Kazakhstan, served by Qazaqstan Temir Zholy trains to most major cities in Kazakhstan, including Talgo expresses to Almaty. International trains leave for Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, most of them with a once a week frequency. Since the summer of 2008, the schedule systems show also a direct weekly train to Urumqi (in China's Xinjiang).
Sister cities
Astana is twinned with:
| * İzmir, Turkey | * Ankara, Turkey | * Moscow, Russia | * Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | * Kazan, Russia | * Saint Petersburg, Russia | * Amman, Jordan | * Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | * Riga, Latvia | * Gdańsk, Poland (since 1996) | * Warsaw, Poland | Tbilisi, Georgia (country)>Georgia (since 2005) | * Seoul, South Korea | * Manila, Philippines | Beijing, People's Republic of China>China | * Margate, United Kingdom |
See also
References
Bibliography
Notes
External links
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| name | Haifa Wehbe |
|---|---|
| background | solo_singer |
| birth place | Mahrouna, Lebanon |
| genre | Arabic pop, World |
| occupation | Singer, model, Designer, Actress |
| years active | 1990s- (model) 2002–present (Singer) 2007–present (Actress) |
| website | http://www.haifawehbe.com }} |
Haifa Wehbe (Arabic: هيفاء وهبي) born in Mahrouna, Lebanon), is a Lebanese model, actress, and singer born to a Lebanese father and Egyptian mother who rose to fame in the Arab world as runner up for Miss Lebanon and later through the release of her debut album ''Houwa El-Zaman'' (Arabic: هو الزمن) in 2002 and is best known through her music for her sex appeal, provocative mannerisms and image, Wehbe is also widely considered a sex symbol in the Middle East. She has so far released four studio albums and made her acting debut in 2008 Pepsi-produced film "''Sea of Stars''". Wehbe is one of the most well-known female singers in the Arab World and is considered one of the most successful Lebanese singers. In 2006, she was on People Magazine's 50 most beautiful people list.
Early life
Wehbe was born in Mahrouna, a small Shia farming town in Southern Lebanon, to a Lebanese father and Egyptian mother, but shortly after her family had moved to Beirut where she grew up listening to jazz and R&B; and began to work as a full-time model at a young age. Wehbe won the title of ''Miss South Lebanon'' at the age of sixteen. Wehbe won an ancillary title at the Miss Lebanon competition, which she had to relinquish when it was discovered that she had already been married to nadim anntar(at age 18) and had a baby girl called Zeineb, disqualifying her.Wehbe also made a name for herself when she starred in a music video clip for the famous Arabic crooner, George Wassouf. By 1996, she had appeared on over one hundred magazine covers.
Career
Houwa El-Zaman (2002-2003)
In 2002, Wehbe released her first album, titled ''Houwa El-Zaman'' (Arabic: هو الزمن, English: "It Is The Time"), which became a commercial success, in part thanks to the popularity of her first single "Agoul Ahwak" (Arabic: أقول أهواك, English: "I Say I Love You").
Baddi Eish and Television Career (2004-2007)
Wehbe released her second studio album ''Baddi Eesh'' (Arabic: بدي عيش, English: "I Want to Live") in early 2005 and lived up to expectations due to the success of its lead single "Ya Hayat Albi." Released after the assassination of Lebanese politician Rafik Hariri, the title single of the album is about "freedom, considered to be among the most basic of human rights". Her follow-up single became her biggest hit to date, "Ana Haifa" (Arabic: أنا هيفاء, English: "I Am Haifa"), which became her novelty song. In 2006 she released a follow up single "Bus al-Wawa" (Arabic: بوس الواوا, English: "Kiss the ''booboo''"), the song was later used in a Pepsi advertisement. The song was also voted Song of the Year in 2006 by Radio Scope and Sawt Al Musika.In July 2005, Wehbe, along with 14 other celebrities from the Arab world, appeared on the live pan-Arab reality series Al-Wadi (Arabic: الوادي, English: The Farm), based on the French reality show La Ferme Célébrités. Wehbe's role featured songs from her then new album.
Wehbe was the first Arab artist appear on the Italian television channel Rai Uno at Piazza Navona in Rome, performing in front of celebrities and fashion designers. Haifa Wehbe has also performed with artists from outside the Arab world. On June 10, 2006, Wehbe became the first artist in the Arab world to perform with rapper 50 Cent when she performed the opening act for his first concert in Lebanon, at BIEL in Beirut.
In summer 2006 she was a spokesperson for Pepsi, and worked on Pepsi ads with football star Thierry Henry which were aired on Lebanese television during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Film Career Beginnings and Habibi Ana (2008-2009)
Wehbe starred in the Pepsi-produced film Sea of Stars released in early 2008, along with Carole Samaha, Ahmad el Sherif, Wael Kfoury, Brigitte Yaghi, and Ruwaida al-MahrooqiOn July 4, 2008, Wehbe released her third studio album Habibi Ana (Arabic: حبيبي أنا, English: "My Love") which contains 15 songs including the lead single "Mosh Adra Astana". In the Middle East album sales struggled due to Haifa's lack of promotion as she was concentrating more on her acting and film career.
In 2009 Wehbe starred in Dokkan Shehata, a high-grossing Egyptian drama film. The film was produced by Khaled Youssef. It was released in June 2009 and immediately became a huge success in the Middle East whilst gaining tremendous publicity.
Baby Haifa (2010-present)
After a lengthy delay, Wehbe released a children's album titled Baby Haifa in March 2010 under Rotana Records.Wehbe was scheduled to work on the Egyptian movie Leilet El-Baby Doll, but canceled due to her overbooked schedule. The singer will be starring in another movie with producer Muhammad Al Sabki scheduled for sometime in 2011.
In April 2010, Wehbe was featured on French DJ David Vendetta's album ''Vendetta'' on the song ''Yama Layali''. Wehbe is currently working on her fifth studio album. In an interview she said the album will be released in the start of summer.
Other works
Wehbe occasionally works as a television host and has also designed her own selection of diamond jewellery.
Personal life
Wehbe is a Shia Lebanese Muslim, and she has three sisters. Wehbe's brother died at the age of 24 during the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Wehbe's daughter has been living with her father since her parents divorce. In 2008 Wehbe's daughter was married in a private ceremony. As of 2010, Zeinab Zaza and her father are living in Kuwait.In 2005, Wehbe announced her engagement to a Saudi businessman Tariq Al-Jaffali. After only a few weeks, she and her fiancé decided to split for personal reasons and family issues.
On June 25, 2007, Wehbe survived an accident while filming a music video for the song "Hasa Ma Bena" in Lebanon. In the video, a single engine airplane was to chase Wehbe as she drove a car. However, the airplane inadvertently hit the car, taking off the front windshield of the convertible she was driving. Despite the severity of the accident, Wehbe suffered only minor cuts and bruises.
Wehbe married Egyptian businessman Ahmad Abu Husheima on April 24, 2009 in Beirut. Among the guests at the wedding party were singer Anastacia, Googoosh, Kim Kardashian, Samar Ibrahim, Nawal Al Zoghbi, Najwa Karam, Ragheb Alama, Ahlam, and Sherine.
Criticism and controversy
Elissa rivalry
Haifa is known for her enmity and rivalry with Lebanese singer Elissa. In 2009 Haifa compared the two singers to 'cars' by saying that Elissa is an 'old car' while she is a 'new' one. This statement was highly publicised and talked about in the media and press, causing anger between fans. Elissa refused to reply and just stated carelessly: "When someone compares me to a car, is there anything left for me to say?". This enmity stopped when Nishan had Elissa live on his show and called Haifa. Both Elissa and Haifa were surprised, but assured people that there are no problems or issues between the two singers.Further controversy started when Haifa claimed that Elissa's perfume, "Elle D'Elissa", was supposed to be hers, but Elissa didn't reply and said that the perfume is hers and only hers yet again, Haifa and Elissa announced the love and peace between them. During the Murex d'Or 2010, after Haifa had finished her performance and accepted her award, she said that Lebanon is a country of love and that all Lebanese people love and respect each other. And to prove to people that what she was saying was true, she said "There's no problem with Elissa, and this is the proof to all people," she shook hands with Elissa and congratulated her on her success.
Allegations of Racism
In 2009, lyrics in one of Wehbe song's Baba Fein (from her unreleased 2010 kids album) seemed to refer to Nubians as "monkeys". Exact translation: "''Where is my teddy bear and the Nubian monkey?''". Black Egyptians accused the artist of racism and singing a song that fueled racism and discrimination against them. In 2010 a lawsuit filed against Wehbe was dropped.Another serious incident occurred after the 2009 Egypt–Algeria World Cup dispute, adding to the diplomatic tension between the two countries. Wehbe went on to make statements that she would not be performing in Algeria anytime soon, because Algerians "''...wouldn't understand her music''". Algerian officials and many Algerians responded to Wehbe's statements stating she would not be welcome in Algeria anyway. Algeria's cultural minister stated that Wehbe would be banned from performing in Algeria for insulting Algeria and the Algerian people regardless of whether she apologizes.
Wehbe went on to explain her initial comments to Lebanese host Tony Khalife, saying that she didn't mean to offend Algerians or Algeria as a country but was condemning the actions of a few Algerians during the match. She then added saying: "I couldn’t help it but cry when I saw the blood of an Egyptian woman on the stadium!".
Political views
During the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, she left her home, in Verdun, Beirut and moved to Egypt for the duration of the conflict. In a concert in the Lebanese town of Jounieh, Wehbe congratulated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah for his stand against Israel during the war.In a further interview with Reuters, Wehbe stated that Israel attacked Lebanese civilians intentionally while Hezbollah attacked only military targets: }}
Wehbe also refused to perform at any concert during the 34 days of the war including fundraisers, saying that there were more ways than one to show support for Lebanon.
Wehbe has also urged fans to support Japanese victims of the Tsunami.
2007 Lebanon elections and concert in Beirut
Wehbe wore a shirt with the face of President Michel Suleiman during her performance at the election celebrations in downtown Beirut.Lebanese newspapers said scores went onstage when Haifa appeared, despite attempts by police to prevent them from reaching the pop star. She also sang the Fairuz classic "Ya Hawa Beirut" ("Oh my love Beirut"), which is nostalgic song written during the Lebanese Civil War that reminisces on the "Glorious Days" of Lebanon prior to 1975.
Image
Wehbe was ranked 49th in the 2006 Edition of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women by the website AskMen.com. Wehbe was also ranked number 6 in the AskMen.com's 10 Hottest Arab Women article.Some in the more conservative Arab countries deem her revealing outfits scandalous. One Bahraini member of parliament called her a sexual singer who spoke with her body, not her voice. Wehbe said she was aware of the efforts to ban her from performing at the concert but had chosen to ignore their attempts to silence her.
''"I am a performer and not a politician,"'' Haifa said. ''"I know my fans want me I am there for them.'' ''I am not concerned with the other issues."''
In April 2008, the Islamist-dominated parliament of Bahrain passed a motion urging the government to ban Haifa Wehbe's show in the country. As a result of the motion, Wehbe performed in Bahrain with more modest dress, wearing a long green gown with a low V-neckline during the performance.
Discography
Studio albums
Other albums
Soundtracks
Singles
Concert Tours
20112010
Filmography
Films
Television
Awards
2002: The "Golden Lion" Award in Egypt. 2004: Best Young Female Arab singer in Egypt. 2005: The Oscar for "ninashnash" for her song ''Baddi Eesh'' from her second album. 2005: The "Murex d'Or" award with the title "Best Artist of the Year". 2006: The "Murex d'Or" award with the title "Best Artist of the Year". 2009: The "Murex d'Or" award with title "Most Popular Lebanese Singer"
References
Further reading
External links
Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people Category:Arabic-language singers Category:Lebanese female singers Category:Rotana artists Category:Lebanese female models Category:Lebanese people of Egyptian descent Category:Lebanese Shi'a Muslims Category:Shi'a Islamists Category:Lebanese Islamists Category:Hezbollah Category:People from South Lebanon
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