Parun
پارون | |
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Town | |
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 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+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.