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Kazakhstan - City flags

Republic of Kazakhstan

On this page:
Cities of republican significance:

Almaty city (Almaty qalasy) - formerly Alma-Ata
Astana city (Astana qalasy) - formerly Nur-Sultan, the capital city of Kazakhstan
Astana Expo 2017
Baikonur city (Baiqoñyr qalasy) - city is currently being leased to Russia along with Baikonur Cosmodrome until 2050
Shymkent city (Şymkent qalasy)

Cities of regional and district significance:

Aksu
Aktobe - formerly Aktyubinsk
Atyrau
Jitiqara
Kostanay
Oskemen - formerly Ust-Kamenogorsk
Pavlodar
Qonayev - formerly Kapshagay
Taldyqorgan

See also:

Astana (formerly Nur-Sultan, formerly Akmola, current capital of Kazakhstan)

"Old" flag (before 2008)

after "Wikipedia"; redrawn by Valentin Poposki

The Wikipedia shows the former flag [before 2008] of the City of Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astana. However, it seems that this is the photo of the actual flag, so I tried to make a reconstruction.
Valentin Poposki, 2 July 2006

by Tomislav Šipek, 25 August 2016

The flag of Astana already has a descriptive featured on FOTW, but now I have presented the graphic layout. There is represented the old flag of Astana, as with blue emblem, as a source there is Wikipedia. But the page is a photograph with a different flag (red and gold rays on flag).
http://arxidamos.pa-sy-a.gr/...
Tomislav Šipek, 25 August 2016

New flag, 2008

by Tomislav Šipek, 25 August 2016

New flag and COA of Astana, Kazakhstan you can see on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astana (original source: http://www.astana.kz/kazakhstan-symbols.html)
Tomislav Šipek, 24 December 2008

New COA of Astana adopted July, 5, 2008 by Maslikhat (city council) of Astana. President of Kazakhstan N.Nazarbaev took part in disigning of the COA.
Victor Lomantsov, 30 December 2008

The (light) blue and yellow rayed background reminds of the Soviet Air Force flag (and Russian). A connection would not be unimaginable.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 28 December 2008

The CoA of Astana City - http://avtopark.astanafoto.com/
Unfortunally no flag informations.
Falko Schmidt, 24 November 2002

The current flag and coat of arms - an official page
- their correct use being legislated here: http://astana.gov.kz/en/modules/material/51
- Flag: http://astana.gov.kz/en/modules/material/40
- CoA: http://astana.gov.kz/en/modules/material/39
- graphic in "Wikipedia"
For additional information go to Astana (official website).
Esteban Rivera, 28 September 2015

Expo 2017 is an International Exposition scheduled to take place in 2017 in Astana), Kazakhstan. On 1 July 2010, during the 147th session of the General Assembly of member countries of the BIE, held at their headquarters in Paris, Kazakhstan announced its intention to participate in the bidding process to host the International Specialized Exhibition at Astana in 2017 through Rapil Jochibayev, head of project coordination., hence giving cities with counter-bids six months to respond. On November 22, 2012, Astana was chosen by the International Exhibitions Bureau (BIE) as the venue to host Expo 2017, which will focus on the theme "Future Energy". It is scheduled to be hosted from June 10 until September 10, 2017. Expo 2017 will be the first time that a major international exhibition of this kind is coming to a country from the former Soviet Union. More than 100 countries and 10 international organizations are expected to participate."
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expo_2017
The flag is a horizontal white flag with the logo (http://www.edgekz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/expo.jpg) in the middle as seen here (fourth flag from left to right): http://en.tengrinews.kz/userdata/10(15).jpg (source: http://en.tengrinews.kz/opinion/307/)
For additional information go to: Expo 2017 (official website)
For other sources go to: http://www.expo-2017.kz/, http://www.bie-paris.org/site/en/expos/upcoming-expos/expo-astana-2017, http://www.expomuseum.com/2017/,
Esteban Rivera, 21 January 2016

Flag after city renaming to Nur-Sultan, 2019

after "Wikipedia"

Nur-Sultan or Nursultan (Kazakh: Нұр-Сұлтан; Russian: Нур-Султан), previously Astana[a] (Kazakh and Russian: ACTAHA), is the capital city of Kazakhstan.The city of Nur-Sultan in Kazakhstan modified the CoA. Instead of the inscription "ASTANA" in Cyrillic letters, the inscription "NUR-SULTAN" in Latin letters is now used. A change of flag has not been reported.
References: http://vechastana.kz/obnovlennyj-gerb-stolicy/,
new logo: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Rob Raecide and Jens Pattke, 9/30 July 2019

by Rob Raeside

The inscription on the coat of arms of the Kazakh capital will be changed. The Cyrillic inscription "ACTAHA" on the emblem of the capital will be changed to "NUR-SULTAN" in the Latin script. The remaining elements of the coat of arms are preserved in the previous version. On April 24, 2019, Saken Yesirkep, deputy head of the State Institution for the Development of Languages and Archival Affairs of the City of Nur-Sultan, according to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 6 dated March 23, 2019 "On renaming the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan - the city of Astana - to the city of Nur-Sultan", as well as paragraph 3 The Law "On the Status of the Capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan" submitted for consideration by the Public Council of the city of Nur-Sultan the question of amending the decision of the Maslikhat of Astana dated June 5, 2008 No. 109/16-IV "On the symbols of the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan - the city of Astana."
Parallel to the modification of the coat of arms, the municipal flag was also changed. Instead of the old name ACTAHA now the new name NUR-SULTAN is needed on the flag. The remaining elements of the flag are preserved in the previous version.
References: Image at http://astana.gov.kz/..., https://www.zakon.kz/
Jens Pattke, 25 October 2019

New flag for the capital of Kazakhstan, City of Nur-Sultan adopted on 03.05.2019, after it changed its name from Astana.
Valentin Poposki, 29 February 2019

The official law on the city symbols, but it seems to has been dated to when the symbols of the former name, Astana, were decided in 2008 and only replaced the city name in the legal document.
Zachary Harden, 29 February 2019

Flag after city renaming to Astana again, 2022

Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata)

Early sample

by Tomislav Šipek, 26 August 2016

Intermediate sample. After 2008

by Tomislav Šipek, 26 August 2016

The flag of the city of Almaty. Meanwhile, there have been two small changes in the flag and the number of flowers in the emblem representing the number of urban districts. The first change followed after 2008, and the other after 2014.
https://en.tengrinews.kz/...
http://www.almaty.gov.kz/...
Tomislav Šipek, 26 August 2016

Modern sample. After 2014

by Tomislav Šipek, 26 August 2016

In 2014 new eighth municipal district - "Nauryzbai audany" was formed. The number of flowers on the flag has been increased to 8.
Victor Lomantsov, 2016

Baikonur

Baikonur is a city in Kazakhstan currently leased and administered by the Russian Federation until 2050. It was constructed to serve the Baikonur Cosmodrome with administrative offices and employee housing. City and Cosmodrome heve their own flags.

Baikonur Cosmodrome flag

found by Ben Cahoon at https://space.stackexchange.com. B/W photo of this flag was found by Olivier Touzeau in 2003

2, June, 2003, during the "Up to the Minute" news program this morning they showed a close-up of the flag flying at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The flag looked green, with a crescent moon facing up and slightly to the left. There was writing of some sort around the moon, but what language is was I am not certain. However, at the hoist, in white letters stacked one letter over another to the bottom of the hoist (with space between the edges of the flag) was BAIKONUR (БАИКОНУР).
Steve Stringfellow , 2 June 2003

Baikonur Cosmodrome flag. "improved" version"

found by Victor Lomantsov at SB.BY “Belarus today” (photo made in 2026)

New flag of Baikonur found at https://space.stackexchange.com/.. The "cradling hands" flag is the flag of the town of Baikonur, while the "globe and stars" is the flag of the cosmodrome itself. –
Ben Cahoon, 22 April 2026

The main motif of this flag design is an Earth globe: It is centered somewhere on the north Atlantic, showing all but the NWmost of the Americas and most of Africa and Europe — with most of Russia, the whole of Kazakhstan, and Baikonur itself beyond the horizon.
If I were a betting man, I’d wager this flag design was made, or at least “enhanced”, with some sort of wasteful, tacky automated process.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 April 2026

Baikonur City flag

by Chrystian Kretowicz

The official emblem of Baikonur was established by the decree of the Head of Administration (Nr.405 dated November 1998) In the center of the vertical axis there is a main image of the lift-off of the spaceship and the human hands. The composition introduced recognizable objects, symbolizing scientific research in the opening of the sacrament of the universe. Rockets into space hands of a man resembling the construction of a launching pad - a symbol of Man - the creator of space technology, science and daring work, fascinating space and protecting our globe from environmental and other crises. Stylized in a tulip fire - a symbol of local nature. Kolorit emblem is based on dark blue, light blue and ocher colors.
The flag of Baikonur was introduced on April 27, 2001 by the decree of the Head of Administration Nr.145. Flag of Baikonur is a rectangular cloth with a blue image of two hands, of which the background of the starry sky and the Earth, the spacecraft will start, and the inscription "Baikonur" in gold letters. The width of the flag to its length is 2:3.
Source: http://www.baikonuradm.ru/index.php?mod=city_4
Chrystian Kretowicz, 10 March 2010

The rocket closely resembles a Proton heavy booster (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_%28rocket%29; whose only lanch site is Baikonur).
Eugene Ipavec, 19 March 2010

Aksu (Pavlodar Region)

after "Russian Wikipedia"; resized by Victor Lomantsov

Image of the flag of Aksu city is found at "Russian Wikipedia" by
Valentin Poposki, 16 April 2007

Aktobe (Aktobe Region)

Aktobe, formerly Aktyubinsk, administrative center of Aktobe Region, Name of the city in modern latinized Kazakh language - "Aqtöbe".

by Ivan Sarajcic

Flag of Aktobe, city in Kazakhstan's Aktobe province. Flag is white with city's emblem in the middle.
Sources:
http://www.akimataktobe.kz/images/logos/650.JPG
http://geraldika.ru/symbols/17612
Ivan Sarajcic, 29 July 2010

by Valentin Poposki,

Aqtobe Town is using a white flag with the new town logo: see image
Valentin Poposki, 13 June 2026

Atyrau (Atyrau Region)

by Tomislav Šipek

Here is flag of the city of Atyrau. Photo is from Mr. Lomantsov pages www.vexillographia.ru
Tomislav Šipek, 17 April 2017

Jitiqara (Kostanay Region)

by Victor Lomantsov (after photo of V.Poposki)

Qonayev (formerly Kapshagay; Kostanay Region)

The Kapshagay city was renamed to Qonayev on 17 March 2022.

from http://flags.satu.kz/...

Flag of Kapshagay City found at http://flags.satu.kz/...
Victor Lomantsov, 13 January 2013

Kostanay (Kostanay Region)

from kolesa.kz (link broken)

Flag of Kostanay City. Source: photo from kolesa.kz (now link broken, but I have saved the photo made in 2012)
Victor Lomantsov, 19 January 2016

On Wikipedia there's a different version of the flag, featuring its coat of arms in the middle over a white horizontal background, as seen here: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Flag_of_Kostanay.png. For additional information go to Kostanay (official website)
Esteban Rivera, 21 January 2016

Oskemen (formerly Ust-Kamenogorsk; East Kazakhstan Region)

by Eugene Ipavec

Flag and COA of city Ust-Kamenogorsk / Oskemen (Kazakhstan) are found at http://www.oskemen.kz/uk1_4_6.htm
Gvido Petersons, 14 November 2005

The City of Ust'-Kamenogorsk/Oskemen changed its flag and coat of arms. The design remains the same, but the coat of arms (which is on the flag, too), now is bilingual. You can see the image of the new flag on city's official website http://www.oskemen.kz/kz/city1.htm.
Valentin Poposki, 19 February 2010

old and new versions of the flag by Tomislav Šipek

old and new versions of the arms by Tomislav Šipek

I send old version (with minor graphic changes) and new with arms before and after 2010. Source: http://aboutkazakhstan.com/ust-kamenogorsk-city
Tomislav Šipek, 17 April 2017

Pavlodar (Pavlodar Region)

by Victor Lomantsov

Photo of the flag of city Pavlodar is found at http://galagraphics.kz/image_produce.php?id=89
Olivier Touzeau, November 2005

Taldyqorgan (Jetisu Region)

from http://flags.satu.kz/...

Flag of Taldyqorgan City (KZ) found at http://flags.satu.kz/...
Victor Lomantsov, 13 January 2013