Ishimbay

Ishimbay, city (1989 pop. 70,000), Bashkortostan, E European Russia, on the Belaya River. Founded in 1932, Ishimbay developed around the first major oil field of the Volga-Ural region, formerly the leading Soviet oil area. Ishimbay's chief industries are oil refining and petrochemical production. The city is linked by natural gas pipeline with Shkapovo and Magnitogorsk.

Ishimbay (Ишимба́й) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located at around . Population: 70,195 (2002 Census). Belaya River flows through the town.