Abay,_Kazakhstan

Abay (town)

Abay (town)

Place in Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan

Abay (Kazakh: Абай, Abai) is a town (since 1961) located in central Kazakhstan, and has served as the capital of Abay District in Karaganda Region since 2002. Population: 25,550 (2009 Census results);[2] 33,066 (1999 Census results).[2]

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Abay was founded in 1949 as a coal mining settlement with the name Sherubay-Noora (Kazakh: Шерубай-Нұра, Şerubai-Nūra; Russian: Чурубай-Нура, 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.

References

  1. [1]
    "Акимом Абайского района стал Сабит Оспанов". inkaraganda.kz (in Russian). 2023-01-19.
  2. [2]
    "Население Республики Казахстан" [Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan] (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.


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