| Official Name: | Abay |
| Native Name: | Абай Abai |
| Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan#Asia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 280 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kazakhstan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Kazakhstan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karaganda Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Abay District |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1949 |
| Established Title2: | Re-Named and Re-Classified as a "City" |
| Established Date2: | 1961 |
| Leader Title: | Akim (mayor) |
| Leader Name: | Sabit Ospanov[1] |
| Population As Of: | 1 Jan 2009 |
| Population Total: | 25550 |
| Timezone: | ALMT |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
| Coordinates: | 49.6311°N 72.8539°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 100100-100130 |
| Area Code: | +7 331 31 |
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:
Abay was founded in 1949 as a coal mining settlement with the name Sherubay-Noora (Шерубай-Нұра, Şerubai-Nūra; Russian: Чурубай-Нура, Churubay-Nura). In 1961, it was renamed Abay, after Abay Qunanbayuli, a Kazakh poet, composer and philosopher.
In 2014 a team from Abay participated in the national championships in bandy for junior players born in 1996 and younger.[2]