Charouine

Charouine
ﺷﺮوﻳﻦ
Town and commune
Location of Charouine commune within the former Adrar Province
Charouine
Location of Charouine within Algeria
Coordinates: 29°1′7″N 0°15′28″W / 29.01861°N 0.25778°W / 29.01861; -0.25778
CountryAlgeria
ProvinceTimimoun
DistrictCharouine
Elevation
285 m (935 ft)
Population
 (2008)
  Total
11,347
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Charouine (Arabic: ﺷﺮوﻳﻦ) 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%.