5-539: Parun is a small town in Afghanistan. Parun or Prasun may also refer to: Parun 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
10-506: 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 . Parun is a village in northeastern Afghanistan with only 350 hectares and 183 dwellings. It
15-455: Is predominantly forest land (54%) followed by agriculture (33%). Built-up land only accounts for 7% of total land use. But unlike many other cities, Parun does not have any barren land and only 4 hectares of vacant plots. 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 Parun River . Ishtewi,
20-646: The coldest month on average is January, with an average temperature of −11.1 °C (12.0 °F). 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. Wasi-wari is natively spoken in Parun, while Kamkata-vari , Pashto and Dari are also understood. The Gurjars of Parun also speak their native language, known as Gujari . This Nuristan Province , Afghanistan location article
25-450: 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 . Under the Köppen climate classification , Parun has a subarctic climate ( Dsc ). The average temperature for the year in Parun is 1.2 °C (34.2 °F). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 11.7 °C (53.1 °F), while
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