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Kazakhstan
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Kyrgyzstan
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Tajikistan
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Uzbekistan
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kazakhstan to change name of capital from Nur-sultan back to Astana. Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has agreed to restore the former name of the country’s capital just three years after he renamed it in honour of his predecessor, his spokesperson said.
Detailed explanation-2: -Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
Detailed explanation-3: -Context: Recently, Kazakhstan government has decided to change its capital name back to Astana from Nur-Sultan.
Detailed explanation-4: -Astana, formerly (until 1961) Akmolinsk, (1961–92) Tselinograd, (1992–98) Aqmola, and (2019–22) Nur-Sultan, city, capital of Kazakhstan. Astana lies in the north-central part of the country, along the Ishim River, at the junction of the Trans-Kazakhstan and South Siberian railways.