| Official Name: | Verkhny Karachan |
| Native Name: | Верхний Карачан |
| Native Name Lang: | ru |
| Settlement Type: | Selo |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Voronezh Oblast#Russia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Russia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Voronezh Oblast |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Gribanovsky District |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Utc Offset1: | +3:00 |
| Coordinates: | 51.4°N 87°W[1] |
Verkhny Karachan (Russian: Ве́рхний Карача́н) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Verkhnekarachanskoye Rural Settlement, Gribanovsky District, Voronezh Oblast, Russia. In the 19th century the village was part of Verkhnekarachanskaya volost, Novokhopyorsky Uyezd, Voronezh Governorate.[2] The population was 1,977 as of 2010.[3] There are 29 streets.[4]
Verkhny Karachan is located 17 km west of Gribanovsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Sredny Karachan is the nearest rural locality.[5]