Shimbay (Karakalpak: Шымбай, Shımbay), also known as Chimbay (Russian: Чимбaй, romanized: Chimbay) is a city and seat of Shimbay district in Karakalpakstan.

[2] One of the ancient yurt workshops of Karakalpakstan is located in Shimbay, near the old Russian house.

Shimbay has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk), with cold winters and hot summers.

Rainfall is generally light and erratic, and occurs mainly in the winter and autumn months.

The road south out of Shimbay connects to Xaliqabat and Nukus.