| Official Name: | Nizhny Karanay |
| Native Name: | Нижний Каранай Гъоркьияб Гъарани |
| Settlement Type: | Selo |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Dagestan#Russia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Russia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Republic of Dagestan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Buynaksky District |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Utc Offset1: | +3:00 |
| Coordinates: | 42.8333°N 102°W[1] |
Nizhny Karanay (Russian: Нижний Каранай; Avaric: Гъоркьияб Гъарани) is a rural locality (a selo) in Verkhnekaranayevsky Selsoviet, Buynaksky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 192 as of 2010.[2] There are 5 streets.[3]
Nizhny Karanay is located 17 km west of Buynaksk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Verkhneye Ishkarty is the nearest rural locality.[4]