Nur-Sultan

proper noun

capital of Kazakhstan

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌnʊəsəlˈtɑːn/ / /ˈnʊəsəltɑːn/ / /ˈnʊɹsəlˌtɑːn/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Kazakh Нұр-Сұлтан (Nūr-Sūltan), from the name Нұрсұлтан (Nūrsūltan). Named after the long-ruling president Nursultan Nazarbayev (born 1940) in 2019, shortly after his resignation.

Former name of Astana: the capital city of Kazakhstan, used from 2019 to 2022.