Gourma-Rharous () or Rharous, is a rural commune and small town in the Timbuktu Region, Mali. The town is the administrative center () of the Gourma-Rharous Cercle and lies on the right bank of the Niger River 110km east of Timbuktu. The commune has an area of approximately 7,000km2 and contains 29 villages. In the census of 2009 it had a population of 26,115.

History

French singer Daniel Balavoine died in a helicopter crash in Gourma-Rharous as he was leading a fund-raising effort in Africa during the 1986 Dakar Rally. During the 2026 Mali offensives, the Azawad Liberation Front attacked the a military camp near the town.

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