{{Infobox Greek Dimos |name = Alikanas |name_local = Αλικανάς |type = community |periph = [[Ionian Islands (region)|Ionian Islands]] |periphunit = [[Zakynthos]] |municipality = [[Zakynthos]] |municunit = [[Alykes]] |population = 434 |population_as_of = 2021 |area = |elevation = |coordinates = {{coord|37|50|N|20|46|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |postal_code = |area_code = |licence = ZA |website = |image_skyline = 013 Ζάκυνθος.JPG |caption_skyline = }} '''Alikanas''' ({{langx|el|Αλικανάς}}) is a village in the municipal unit of [[Alykes]] situated on the northeastern coast about 15 km northwest of [[Zakynthos (city)]] on the island of [[Zakynthos]], [[Greece]]. Located {{convert|1|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} from the neighbouring village of Alykes, on the [[Ionian Sea|Ionian coast]], Alikanas is a popular tourist destination with a beautiful sandy wide beach.
The beach at Alykanas is a habitat for the lily of the sea, protected by Greek and international legislation. The famous [[caretta caretta]] is seen sometimes in these waters, even though they prefer less populated areas.
It is {{convert|3|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Katastari]], {{convert|3|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Ano Gerakari]] and {{convert|12|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} northwest of [[Zakynthos (city)|Zakynthos city]].
== Bacterial structures == In 2016, scientists from the [[University of Athens]] and [[University of East Anglia]] published their findings that the underwater "ruins" discovered off Alikanas Bay were actually created by microbes several million years ago.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yuhas |first=Alan |date=3 June 2016 |title=Underwater 'ruins' off Greek island created by bacteria millions of years ago |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/02/greece-sunken-city-ruins-bacteria-colony-concretion |access-date=2025-10-29 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>[[File:Alikanas.jpg|thumb]] [[File:Alikanas Beach.jpg|none|thumb|]]
==Population== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Population |- | 1981 || 199 |- | 1991 || 223 |- | 2001 || 341 |- | 2011 || 441 |- | 2021 || 434 |}
==See also== *[[List of settlements in Zakynthos]]
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Alykes}}
[[Category:Populated places in Zakynthos]]