Bakanas
Village in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Bakanas
Бақанас | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 44°49′19″N 76°16′4″E | |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Region | Almaty Region |
District | Balkhash District |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 5,004 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (Omsk Time) |
Postal code | 040300 |
Area code | 72773 |
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.