Parun

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Parun
پارون
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; 70.91694Coordinates: 35°25′0″N 70°55′01″E / 35.41667°N 70.91694°E / 35.41667; 70.91694
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceNuristan Province
DistrictParun District
Area
 • City4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
2,550 m (8,370 ft)
Population
 • City1,000
 • Urban
1,647 [1]
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)
ControlAfghanistan Taliban

Pârûn (Nuristani: پارون), 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.

Land use[]

Paroon is an Urban Village in northeastern Afghanistan with only 350 hectares and 183 dwellings.[1] Paroon is predominately forest land (54%) followed by agriculture (33%).[1] Built-up land only accounts for 7% of total land use.[1] But unlike many other cities, Paroon does not have any barren land and only 4 hectares of vacant plots.[1]

Geography[]

Parun has 6 villages: Ishtewi, Pronz, Dewa, Kushteki, Tsutsum and Pashki. They are located over a distance of 20 km from north to south along the . Ishtewi, the upper village, lies at an altitude of 2,850 m above sea level, while Pashki, the lowest village, lies at 2,500 m above sea level .

Plans for a city[]

According to news published in 2007, the governor of Nuristan Province was planning to establish a city of about 20,000 people in Parun. This would make it "the first city in Nuristan". The report indicated that some construction had begun.[2]

Languages[]

Wasi-wari is natively spoken in Parun, while Kamkata-viri, Pashto and Dari are also understood. The Gujars of Parun also speak their native language, known as Gujari.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "The State of Afghan Cities report2015". Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  2. ^ Afghan Governor Has Big Plans for Lonely Province, Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, National Public Radio, 13 November 2007, ... The 50-year-old governor says Parun — the first city in Nuristan — is only the beginning for a province where residents farm and raise goats to survive ...


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