Abay (town)

Abay (, "Abaý") is a town (since 1961) located in central Kazakhstan, and has served as the capital of Abay District in Karaganda Region since 2002. Population: 
Abay was founded in 1949 as a coal mining settlement with the name Sherubay-Noora (, "Sherýbaı-Nura"; , "Churubay-Nura"). In 1961, it was renamed "Abay", after Abay Qunanbayuli, a Kazakh poet, composer and philosopher.
Sport.
In 2014 a team from Abay participated in the national championships in bandy for junior players born in 1996 and younger.