Bounoura
Bounoura () is a town and commune and capital of Bounoura District 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. Geography. 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. 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. Education. 7.0% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 16.0% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 86.3%, and is 95.3% among males (the equal highest in the province) and 77.2% among females. Localities. The commune of Bounoura is composed of five localities: