geography MCQ #12091

What is the capital city of Kazakhstan?

geography MCQ #12091

  1. Question 1

    Q1. What is the capital city of Kazakhstan?

    • A) Almaty
    • B) Shymkent
    • C) Aktobe
    • D) Astana

    Answer: Astana

    Explanation: Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan, renamed from Nur-Sultan in 2022 (and previously Astana before 2019). Kazakhstan moved its capital from Almaty to Astana (then called Akmola) in 1997 for strategic and developmental reasons, as Almaty sits near an earthquake-prone zone and the government sought to develop the country's northern steppe region.