Spirituality
Khazret Sultan Mosque
As the largest mosque in Kazakhstan and the second largest in Central Asia, the Khazret Sultan Mosque, literally "the Holy Sultan” mosque, open in July 1012 and is one of the country's most unique cultural sites.
Nur-Astana
Nur-Astana Mosque is the second largest Muslim temple in Kazakhstan and throughout Central Asia after Khazret Sultan. As one of the modern symbols of the city, the mosque was completed in 2005 under the project of the Lebanese architect Charles Hafiz.
Assumption Cathedral
Containing a shrine and relics of Kazakh icons and saints, the Assumption Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Nur-Sultan began construction in January 2006, with the first service taking place just months later, at Easter. The cathedral was built with the support and direct participation of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Catholic Cathedral
Our Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic Cathedral - a simple yet beautiful building with a simple cross adorned on the roof - is the most famous Christian church in the country. It was built in the 1930s when Christian families from Western Ukraine, the Volga region and Belarus were exiled to the territory of Kazakhstan, and finally received state recognition in 1978.
Synagogue Beis Rachel-Chabad Lubavitch
This stunning, light blue building, located on the right bank of the capital, is the largest synagogue in Central Asia. Named after the mother of the Kazakh oligarch Alexander Mashkevich, the Beis Rachel-Chabad Lubavitch synagogue is a beautiful site to behind, and its doors are open to everyone.