Independence Square () also referred to as Kazakh Eli Square, is the main square in
Astana
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, tho ...
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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
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It was created in October 2009. In September 2015, the square transformed into a historic village in honor of the 550th anniversary of the
Kazakh Khanate.
Defender of the Fatherland Day and
Constitution Day
Constitution Day is a holiday to honour the constitution of a country. Constitution Day is often celebrated on the anniversary of the signing, promulgation or adoption of the constitution, or in some cases, to commemorate the change to constitut ...
parades have generally been held on the square. Earlier in 2015, the
Banner of Victory
The Soviet Banner of Victory (russian: Знамя Победы, translit=Znamya Pobedy) was the banner raised by the Red Army soldiers on the Reichstag building in Berlin on 1 May 1945, the day after Adolf Hitler committed suicide. It was raise ...
was brought to
Astana
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, tho ...
to be trooped through Independence Square by personnel of the
Aibyn Presidential Regiment in the Defender of the Fatherland Day/Victory Day parade on 7 May.
Nauryz
Nowruz ( fa, نوروز, ; ), zh, 诺鲁孜节, ug, نەۋروز, ka, ნოვრუზ, ku, Newroz, he, נורוז, kk, Наурыз, ky, Нооруз, mn, Наурыз, ur, نوروز, tg, Наврӯз, tr, Nevruz, tk, Nowruz, ...
events are also held at the square.
Landmarks
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Palace of Peace and Reconciliation
The Palace of Peace and Reconciliation ( kk, Бейбітшілік пен келісім сарайы, ''Beibıtşılık pen kelısım saraiy''), also translated as the ''Pyramid of Peace and Accord'', is a pyramid in Astana, the capital of Kaz ...
* Kazakh Eli monument
* Shabyt Palace of Creativity
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Hazrat Sultan Mosque
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Palace of Independence
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National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Gallery
File:Kazakh Eli monument1.jpg,
File:Kazakh Eli monument.jpg,
File:Wing Loong (1).jpg, An air force CAIG Wing Loong
The Chengdu GJ-1, also known as Wing Loong 1, is a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group in the People's Republic of China. Intended for use as a surveillance and ae ...
during a Defender of the Fatherland Day parade on Independence Square in Astana
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, tho ...
.
File:Бронеразведывательная машина SandCat.JPG, Military vehicles in the square during a parade in 2015
File:Construction of new mosque close to Palace of Peace and Reconciliation.jpg, The Hazret Sultan Mosque
References
National squares
Squares in Astana
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