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بونورة (Būnūrah)

بونورة (Būnūrah)1 had a population of 35 thousand in 2008.2 It is located south of the national capital in the M'Zab Valley of the Sahara Desert of الجزائر (al-Jazā'īr),3 in غرداية (Ghardāīah)4 Province. The city, part of a pentapolis, was founded in the 11th century by the Ibadi sect of Moslems. Its planned aspects, and cultural continuity earned it UNESCO World Heritage Site site status (shared with nearby towns).

External references

Būnūrah, looking uphill, Ghardāīah Province, al-Jazā'īr

Footnotes

1. Bounoura in French.
2. Side bar of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounoura, accessed February 13, 2017.
3. Algérie in French; Algeria in English.
4. Ghardaïa in French.