Kazakhstan renames its capital, Astana

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 11 March 2016 at 06:16:42 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 17 September 2017 at 06:16:19 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 21 November 2017 at 06:21:51 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 27 September 2018 at 06:16:31 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Urban growth, city planning, development, infrastructures, Kazakhstan
Fig. 1 - S2 (17.09.2017) - 4,3,2 natural colour - Astana, capital of Kazahstan, has been renamed for the 6th time since its founding in 1830.
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Fig. 2 - 21.11.2017 - 12,11,8 colour composite - It has become the capital in 1997 instead of Almaty, located on the border in a seismic area.
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It underwent large planned expansions since 1998 in population & infrastructures, especially the South bank. Its ring road was completed in 2018.
Fig. 3 - 11.03.2016 - 8,4,3 colour composite - Reelected at 98% in 2015, its president resigned after 30 years at the head of Kazakhstan.
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Fig. 4 - 27.09.2018 - natural colour - The day after the resignation of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the parliament renamed Astana to Nursultan.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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