Osydan alty jyl buryn, 2019 jyly, Prezıdent Qasym-Jomart Toqaevtyń 23 naýryzdaǵy № 6 Jarlyǵymen Qazaqstan astanasy Astana qalasy Nur-Cultan qalasy bolyp ózgertildi.
Astananyń irgetasy 1830 jyly Aqmola bekinisi retinde qalanǵan. Keńes dáýirinde qala elınograd dep ataldy. Al 1992 jyly táýelsiz Qazaqstannyń bıligi qalanyń tarıhı ataýyn qaıtaryp, Aqmola dep ózgertildi.
Qazaqstan Respýblıkasy Joǵarǵy Keńesi 1994 jyly 6 shildede elordany Almatydan Aqmolaǵa aýystyrý týraly sheshim qabyldady. Ortalyq memlekettik organdardyń Aqmolaǵa resmı kóshýi 1997 jylǵy 10 jeltoqsanda bastaldy.
1998 jyly 6 mamyr jańa elordanyń ataý Astana bolyp ózgertildi.
2019 jyly Astana qalasynyń ataýy Nur-Sultan dep ózgertildi. Biraq 2022 jyly qaıtadan Astana ataýy qaıtaryldy.
Qala terrıtorııasy aýmaǵy – 797,33 km²-di quraıdy. 2023 jylǵy 1 qańtar jaǵdaıy boıynsha qala turǵyndar sany 1 354 435 adam, bul Almatydan keıingi Qazaqstandaǵy ekinshi kórsetkish.
Astana – álemdegi eń sýyq astanalardyń biri. Qysta temperatýra -40°C-qa deıin tómendeýi múmkin, al jazda +35°C-qa deıin kóteriledi. Qalada qysy uzaq ári qatal, jazy qysqa jáne ystyq bolady.
1999 jyly Astana qalasy IýNESKO-nyń sheshimimen "Beıbitishilik qalasy" ataǵyn ıelendi.
