Gourma-Rharous Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Tombouctou Region of Mali.

The administrative center is the town of Gourma-Rharous.

The route of the annual circular migration of the Gourma elephants crosses a number of communes in the cercles of Gourma-Rharous and Douentza (Mopti Region).

Lake Banzena (15°40′00″N 2°35′30″W / 15.66667°N 2.59167°W / 15.66667; -2.59167) in the commune of Bambara Maoudé serves as an important source of water for the elephants at the end of the dry season (April to June).

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