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- The capital of Kazakhstan, in the north-central part of the country. Founded as a fortress in 1824, it was a small mining town until the 1950s when it became the center of a vast agricultural project initiated by Nikita Khrushchev. The capital was shifted from Almaty in 1997.
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- proper noun The capital of
Kazakhstan .
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- noun remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998
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REPORT - UNWTO GENERAL ASSEMBLY - ASTANA: The UNWTO General Assembly welcomed a second national President on Tuesday when France's France winning team Astana will sign a three-year sponsorship deal Monday with Kazakhstan's vast state holding company, Kazakh
WN.com - Articles related to There's Absolutely Nothing in the News 2009
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The average annual temperature in Astana is 1 degrees Celsius.
Archive 2006-12-10 Edward Willett 2006
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The average annual temperature in Astana is 1 degrees Celsius.
If Astana, Kazakhstan, can do it... Edward Willett 2006
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Astana is planning to send a star-studded team to the March 23-27 tour in northern Spain, with Tour of California winner Levi Leipheimer and, possibly, tour expert Andreas Kloeden joining co-leaders Armstrong and Contador.
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M-kaa also shares his impressions, saying that he has not been in Astana for the last two years, which, according to him, can be compared to decades when speaking of the new capital, where construction projects are treated as the affairs of national importance [ru]:
Global Voices in English » Kazakhstan: Astana, as it is 2009
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LIMOGES, France (AP) Alberto Contador is playing down tensions between him and Lance Armstrong at the Tour de France, but the issue over the lack of leadership within Astana's team will continue so long as the two former champions are fighting for the yellow jersey.
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The American who competes for Astana is going for his third victory in the race's four-year history and increased his overall lead by 12 seconds.
Leipheimer wins time trial, Armstrong 14th in California 2009
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Astana is rounding out its roster to fill the gap left by the departure of Alberto Contador and three trusted teammates.
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Leipheimer and Armstrong have a close relationship within Astana, which Armstrong says is riven by "tension" with Contador.
Haussler wins Stage 13; Armstrong remains third overall 2009
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By the end of the race, Armstrong, who admitted his form wasn't the best, was talking less of squabbling within Astana and more about Contador's greatness as a rider.
Part Deux: Contador cruises to second Tour de France title 2009
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2009 TDF Members:
Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador, Andreas Klöden, Levi Leipheimer, Dmitriy Muravyev, Sergio Paulinho, Yaroslav Popovych, Gregory Rast and Haimar Zubeldia
July 13, 2010
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2010 TDF Members:
Alberto Contador, Alexandre Vinokourov, David de la Fuente, Andrey Grivko, Jesus Hernandez, Maxim Iglinsky, Dani Navarro, Benjamin Noval, Paolo Tiralongo
July 13, 2010