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Kazakhstan Society Roundup - July 7, 2008

By SRI ⋅ July 7, 2008 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

Kazakhstan celebrates its capital’s 10th anniversary
(AP - IHT) - Kazakhs flocked Sunday to gleaming, grandiose - and isolated - Astana to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the city’s designation as the capital of the vast Central Asian nation.

City of extravagance gleams in Kazakh steppe
(Reuters) - If there is one thing Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev cherishes as part of his legacy, it is the gold-plated extravagance of his new capital, Astana.

Astana: Eurasia’s new marvel (Kazinform)

Key facts about Kazakh capital Astana (Reuters)

Key facts about Kazakhstan (Reuters)

Man with suspected anthrax dies in Kazakhstan (RIA Novosti)

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