Akmolinsk fortress

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Akmolinsk fortress was a 19th-century Russian military outpost in northern Kazakhstan that later developed into the city of Akmolinsk (now Astana).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian Empire military outpost
military fortress
19thCenturyUse military outpost
country Russian Empire
developedInto Akmolinsk NERFINISHED
city of Akmolinsk NERFINISHED
foundedBy Imperial Russian authorities NERFINISHED
Russian Empire NERFINISHED
garrisonedBy Cossack units
Russian troops
heritage considered historical origin of Astana
historicalRegion Akmola NERFINISHED
inception 1830
languageOfAdministration Russian
locatedIn Akmola Region NERFINISHED
Kazakh Steppe NERFINISHED
Kazakhstan NERFINISHED
northern Kazakhstan NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay Astana NERFINISHED
locatedOn Ishim River NERFINISHED
modernSuccessor Astana NERFINISHED
Nur-Sultan NERFINISHED
originalFunction administrative center for surrounding steppe
control of trade routes
defense of Russian frontier in Kazakh Steppe
partOf Siberian line of fortifications NERFINISHED
significance early Russian stronghold in central-northern Kazakhstan
nucleus of later city of Akmolinsk
status no longer exists as a separate fortress
timePeriod 19th century
usedFor Russian colonization of Kazakh Steppe
protection of caravans and trade

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Akmolinsk precededByName Akmolinsk fortress