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1.On the 10th of December 1997, the city of Akmola/Aktobe /Astana has declared the capital of the sovereign Republic of Kazakhstan.

2.Akmolinsk was founded in 1930/1803/1830 as a military fortress.

3.During the October Socialist Revolution in 1817/1917 1997/, Akmolinsk was a revolutionary center.

4.The famous Kazakh writer and poet Magzhan Zhumabaev/Abai Kunanbaev/Saken Seifullin lived and worked here.

5.For a long time Akmolinsk was a small provintional town/city/ region.

6.There are seven/ ten/five universities in the city.

7. Astana is on the banks of the Ishim/ Thames/Volga River and its population is about 400/499/500 thousand people.

9.Astana is 1200 km away from Atyray/Almaty /Aktobe.

10. It will become one of the biggest and beautiful cities of the XX/XIX/ XXI century.