722 square kilometers
Nur-Sultan , formerly Astana, is the world`s youngest capital and the northernmost capital city of Asia. Nur-Sultan was awarded the title of City of Peace by UNESCO.
Nur-Sultan
In the past 20 years the capital city has transformed into one of the largest regional economic, financial, transport and cultural hubs - the heart of the Central Asia. As a result the city has been gaining increasing recognition as a major hub for business and MICE tourism.
In the short period, Nur-Sultan hosted a number of events of the global scale, including the OSCE Summit (2010), the 7th Asian Winter Games (2011), EXPO-2017, the Congress of Representatives of the World and Traditional Religions (2018), the Astana Economic Forum (2019), PATA Travel Mart 2019 and many others.
Key Facts
| Area | Population | Venues and hotels | Airport | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largest venue | Hotel rooms | |||
| 722 sq.km | 1 million | 19,000 sq.m. | 3000+ | Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (20 min) |
Special Features
Top convention city in Central Asia
Nur-Sultan is the top preferred destination in Central Asia for international events and incentive travel. City offers world-class MICE infrastructure, safe and sustainable meeting venues and locations, a variety of unique sights and experiences and much more.
UNESCO`s city of Peace
In 1999 Astana was awarded the medal and title of the City of Peace by UNESCO
Central Asia`s center of medicine, research and finance
Nur-Sultan is the leading city for research and development in many industries with a strong academic community in Central Asia. City has leading research centers and universities, state-of-the-art medical facilities, International Financial Center and much more.