Bounoura
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Bounoura
بونورة | |
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Commune and town | |
 Bounoura ksar. | |
 Location of Bounoura commune within Ghardaïa Province | |
  Bounoura Location of Bounoura within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 32°28′57″N 3°42′13″E / 32.48250°N 3.70361°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Ghardaïa Province |
| District | Bounoura District |
| Elevation | 493 m (1,617 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 35,405 |
| Time zone | UTC+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]
Bounoura lies on the banks of the Wadi Mzab, an intermittent river in the M'zab valley, just downstream upstream of Ghardaïa. The area has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]
Transportation
Bounoura is located on the N1 highway, part of the Trans-Sahara Highway, which leads north to Laghouat and south to El Goléa, In Salah and Tamanrasset.
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