Akmola

American  

[ak-moh-luh] / ækˈmoʊ lə /

noun

1. the capital of Kazakhstan, in the northern central part.

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Akmola British  

/ ækˈməʊlə, ɑkmɔˈlɑ /

noun

1. a former name (1994–98) of Astana

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Example Sentences

This windswept city in the frozen steppe was briefly called Akmola but changed to Astana because the former means "white grave".

From BBC

This northern region of Kazakhstan has long been called Akmola, which translates to “white grave,” a reference to the hard and chalky ground beneath the earth’s crust.

From New York Times

Its former name, Akmola, meant “white grave,” summoning images of the icy death that awaited those condemned to internment there.

From Washington Post

Back then, it was a small town in the middle of the vast steppe called Akmola, which consisted mostly of Soviet-style block buildings, grim remnants of the country’s past.

From New York Times

In 1997, he moved the capital from the leafy city of Almaty in southeastern Kazakhstan to the windswept steppe town of Akmola in the north.

From Reuters