Abay (Kazakh: 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: 25,550 (2009 Census results);[1] 33,066 (1999 Census results).[1]

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Coordinates: 49°37′52″N 72°51′14″E
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Karaganda Region
District	Abay District
Founded	1949
Re-Named and Re-Classified as a "City"	1961
Population  (1 Jan 2009)
• Total	25,550
Time zone	UTC+6 (ALMT)
Postal code	100100-100130
Area code(s)	+7 331 31

Abay was founded in 1949 as a coal mining settlement with the name Sherubay-Noora (Kazakh: Шерубай-Нұра, Şerubai-Nūra; Russian: 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.

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[ru] Абай (Абайский район)