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Tselinograd

British  
/ tsəlɪnaˈɡrat /

noun

  1. a former name (1961–94) for Astana

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Billions of petrodollars have since turned the current capital, which was also known as Tselinograd in the Soviet era, into a glitzy metropolis.

From Reuters Sep. 16, 2022

Photograph: Jose Fuste Raga/Corbis The official reason for relocating to Astana – previously the provincial settlement of Tselinograd, with a crumbling Soviet housing stock – was Almaty’s location in an earthquake-prone region.

From The Guardian Jul. 28, 2015

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