Abay (town)

Abay (Абай, Abai) is a town (since 1961) located in central Kazakhstan, and has served as the capital of Abay District in Karaganda Region since 2002. Population:

Abay was founded in 1949 as a coal mining settlement with the name Sherubay-Noora (, Şerubai-Nūra; Чурубай-Нура, Churubay-Nura). In 1961, it was renamed Abay, after Abay Qunanbayuli, a Kazakh poet, composer and philosopher.

Sport
In 2014 a team from Abay participated in the national championships in bandy for junior players born in 1996 and younger.