| Official Name: | Bakanas |
| Image Alt: | Aerial photograph showing the village and river |
| Native Name: | Бақанас |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan#Asia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kazakhstan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Kazakhstan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Almaty Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Balkhash District |
| Population As Of: | 2009 |
| Population Total: | 5004 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
| Coordinates: | 44.8219°N 76.2678°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 040300 |
| Area Code: | 72773 |
Bakanas (Kazakh: Бақанас, Baqanas) is a village in Kazakhstan, the regional center of Balkhash district of Almaty region. The administrative center of the Bakanas rural district. The Bakanas is the final pier on the banks of the Ili river. To the North of Bakanas began the ancient delta of the Ili - Bakanas river of the same name. Now it is the territory of the Saryesik - Atyrau desert. At the village begins the world's northernmost massif - Akdalinsk, laid out in the 1970s.
The Bakanas canal irrigates rice fields. The Bakanas village is a popular destination for fishermen, hunters, and archaeologists who study the ancient settlements of the Ili Delta — Aktam and Karamergen.The Bakanas has a branch of the Institute of botany and Phytointroduction, a Botanical garden.
The local history museum opened based on the decision of the Akim of Almaty region in 2003. The museum's collection contains 1,804 items of significance. The museum exhibits materials of heroes of labor and war, personal belongings of D.A. Kunaev, items of flora and fauna and the history of the district.
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