| En Name: | Karabash |
| Ru Name: | Карабаш |
| Coordinates: | 55.4833°N 73°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Karabash (Chelyabinsk oblast).png |
| Federal Subject: | Chelyabinsk Oblast |
| Adm Data As Of: | September 2011 |
| Adm City Jur: | Town of Karabash |
| Adm Ctr Of: | Town of Karabash |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun Data As Of: | September 2011 |
| Urban Okrug Jur: | Karabashsky Urban Okrug |
| Mun Admctr Of: | Karabashsky Urban Okrug |
| Leader Title: | Head |
| Leader Name: | Mussa Dzugayev |
| Representative Body: | Assembly of Deputies |
| Pop 2010Census: | 13152 |
| Established Date: | 1822 |
| Current Cat Date: | June 20, 1933 |
| Postal Codes: | 454000 |
| Dialing Codes: | 35153 |
| Website: | http://karabash-go.ru/ |
| Date: | October 2009 |
Karabash (Russian: Карабаш) is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located 90km (60miles) northwest of Chelyabinsk. Population: 15,942 (2002 Census);
It was founded in 1822 as a settlement of gold-miners. Town status was granted to it on June 20, 1933.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with nine rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Karabash—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Karabash is incorporated as Karabashsky Urban Okrug.
A copper smelting plant is situated in the town, and its toxic waste has created extremely large amounts of pollution and serious health problems for the inhabitants.