Abay, Almaty

Village in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan

Abay Абай
Village
43°12′33″N 76°45′37″E / 43.20917°N 76.76028°E / 43.20917; 76.76028
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Almaty Region
District	Karasay District
Population (2009)
• Total	10,439
Time zone	UTC+6 (Omsk Time)
Postal code	040905
Area code	72771

Abay (Kazakh: Абай, Abai) is a village in Almaty Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. During the Soviet era it was called Oktyabrskoye Desyatoye.

Geography

Abay is a suburb that lies south-west of Almaty and north-east of Karasay on the M33 highway.

Economy

The village relies on the Zhalpaksaiskoe Reservoir, located to the southeast of the village for its water supplies. Agricultural land lies to the north of the village between the M33 and to the south.