Parun

Parun
پارون
Town
Parun is located in Afghanistan
Parun
Parun
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 35°25′0″N 70°55′01″E / 35.41667°N 70.91694°E / 35.41667; 70.91694
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceNuristan
DistrictParun
Area
 • Town4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
2,550 m (8,370 ft)
Population
 • Town1,000
 • Urban
1,647 [1]
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)

Parun (Pashto/Dari: پارون, romanized: Pārūn, Dari pronunciation: [pʰɒːˈruːn], Pashto pronunciation: [pɑˈrun]), also called Prasûn and Prasungul, is a small town and administrative center of Nuristan Province and its Parun District in Afghanistan.

The city of Parun has a population of 1,647.[1] It has 1 district and a total land area of 350 hectares.[1] The total number of dwellings in Parun is 183.[1]

On 15 August 2021, Parun was seized by Taliban fighters, becoming the thirty-second provincial capital to be captured by the Taliban as part of the wider 2021 Taliban offensive.

  1. ^ a b c d "The State of Afghan Cities report2015". Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

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