| Official Name: | Verkhny Karanay |
| Native Name: | Верхний Каранай Тӏасияб 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: | 42.8167°N 100°W[1] |
Verkhny Karanay (Russian: Верхний Каранай; Avaric: Тӏасияб Гъарани) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Verkhnekaranayevsky Selsoviet, Buynaksky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 735 as of 2010.[2] There are 26 streets.[3]
Verkhny Karanay is located 23 km west of Buynaksk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Nizhny Karanay is the nearest rural locality.[4]