Kazakhstan has officially changed the name of the Capital city - Astana to Nursultan, honoring its former president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, ONA reports.
One day after Nazarbayev resigned as president, the nation's new interim president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, suggested renaming the capital. Following a parliamentary vote, "Astana is now officially renamed Nursultan," reported the state-run news agency, Kazinform.
Astana became the capital of Kazakhstan over 20 years ago and has been the pride of the national government, evolving from a small town into a futuristic city. It's nowhome to over one million people.
The changing of the city's name is not a unique event in its history. Astana was previously called Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, and Akmola.
At Seterra, we're hoping that Kazakhstan decides to stick with the new capital name for a while. Many of our quizzes are affected by the change, but we plan to have them all updated very soon.