title: Nizhny Karanay
text: # Nizhny Karanay
  
  Nizhny Karanay (Russian: Нижний Каранай; Avar: Гъоркьияб Гъарани) is a rural locality (a selo) in Verkhnekaranayevsky Selsoviet, Buynaksky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 192 as of 2010. There are 5 streets.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Nizhny Karanay is located 17 km west of Buynaksk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Verkhneye Ishkarty is the nearest rural locality.
  
  