Bounoura

Also known as ⴰⵜ ⴱⵓⵏⵓⵔ, At-Bounour, بنورة

Bounoura (, 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, up from 27,775 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 2.5%. It is effectively a suburb of the provincial capital Ghardaïa.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Bounoura
Settlement.native_name: بونورة
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Ksar de Bounoura.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Bounoura ksar.
Settlement.image_map: DZ-47 Bounoura.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 200px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Bounoura commune within Ghardaïa Province
Settlement.pushpin_map: Algeria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Bounoura within Algeria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ghardaïa Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bounoura District