Bounoura

Bounoura
بونورة
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 / 32.48250; 3.70361
Country Algeria
ProvinceGhardaïa Province
DistrictBounoura District
Elevation
493 m (1,617 ft)
Population
 (2008)
  Total
35,405
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, up from 27,775 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 2.5%. 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.