Sary Arka

Nur-Sultan (Astana)


This mall is worth visiting for two stores. Red Carpet features ladies' fashion and accessories by Kazakhstan designers such as Aida Kaumenova, Gulnara Kassym and Aseem Nurseitova. Dresses and accessories at Dinara Satzhan are more outlandish, and there are some beautiful woven wall hangings there as well.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Nur-Sultan (Astana) attractions

1. Khan Shatyr

0.45 MILES

Nur-Sultan's most extraordinary building (so far), the Khan Shatyr is a 150m-high, translucent, tentlike structure made of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene …

2. KazMunayGaz

0.46 MILES

East of Khan Shatyr, across a park, stand the grand headquarters of the state energy company, KazMunayGaz.

3. Transport & Communications Ministry

0.52 MILES

The tall, gleaming, copper Transport & Communications Ministry, has been dubbed the ‘Lighter’ by irreverent locals. Ironically, there was a fire inside…

4. Duman

0.75 MILES

Duman is a modern leisure centre most worth visiting for its oceanarium, which has over 3000 creatures from the world’s oceans and a 70m shark tunnel…

5. Emerald Towers

0.75 MILES

Striking office blocks whose tops splay outward like the pages of opening books.

6. Nur Astana Mosque

0.79 MILES

A block south of the western part of Nurzhol bulvar stands the beautiful four-minaret Nur Astana mosque, opened in 2005. Its prayer hall (for men only –…

7. Northern Lights

0.84 MILES

These three undulating, light-green apartment towers are a prominent feature of the western part of the boulevard.

8. Atameken

0.86 MILES

The Atameken – a 200m-long, walk-around country map with models of major buildings – is quite fun.