| Official Name: | Verkhneye Kazanishche |
| Native Name: | Верхнее Казанище |
| 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: | 42.7333°N 55°W[1] |
Verkhneye Kazanishche (Russian: links=no|Верхнее Казанище) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Verkhnekazanishchensky Selsoviet, Buynaksky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 6,573 as of 2010.[2] There are 53 streets.[3]
Verkhneye Kazanishche is located 13 km south of Buynaksk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Nizhneye Kazanishche is the nearest rural locality.[4]