Parun
Parun
پارون | |
|---|---|
Town | |
View of Parun in 2014 | |
| Coordinates: 35°25′0″N 70°55′01″E / 35.41667°N 70.91694°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Nuristan |
| District | Parun |
| Area | |
• Town | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,550 m (8,370 ft) |
| Population | |
• Town | 1,000 |
| • Urban | 1,647 |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time) |
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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. It has 1 district and a total land area of 350 hectares. The total number of dwellings in Parun is 183.
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.