Charouine

Charouine () is a town and commune, and capital of Charouine District, in Timimoun Province, south-central Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 11,347, up from 8,678 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 1.8%.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Charouine
Settlement.native_name: ﺷﺮوﻳﻦ
Settlement.settlement_type: Town and commune
Settlement.image_map: Dz - Charouine (wilaya d'Adrar) location map.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 200px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Charouine commune within the former Adrar Province
Settlement.pushpin_map: Algeria
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Charouine within Algeria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name: Algeria
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Timimoun
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Charouine
Settlement.population_as_of: 2008
Settlement.population_total: 11347