Bounoura

Bounoura
بونورة
Commune and town
Bounoura ksar.
Bounoura ksar.
Location of Bounoura commune within Ghardaïa Province
Location of Bounoura commune within Ghardaïa Province
Bounoura is located in Algeria
Bounoura
Bounoura
Location of Bounoura within Algeria
Coordinates: 32°28′57″N 3°42′13″E / 32.48250°N 3.70361°E / 32.48250; 3.70361
Country Algeria
ProvinceGhardaïa Province
DistrictBounoura District
Elevation
493 m (1,617 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total35,405
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Bounoura (Arabic: بونورة, Berber: ⴰⵜ ⴱⵓⵏⵓⵔ, At-Bounour, البونور) is a town and commune in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 35,405,[1] up from 27,775 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 2.5%.[1] It is effectively a suburb of the provincial capital Ghardaïa.

Bounoura is also the name of one of the ksars of the pentapolis of the M'zab valley, constituting the commune of Bounoura.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Population: Ghardaïa Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  3. ^ Côte, Marc (1996). Guide d'Algérie : paysages et patrimoine (in French). Média-Plus. p. 242. ISBN 9961-922-00-X.