Parun پارون | |
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  Parun Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates:35°25′0″N70°55′01″E / 35.41667°N 70.91694°E /35.41667; 70.91694 | |
| 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 calledPrasûn andPrasungul, is a small town and administrative center ofNuristan Province and itsParun District inAfghanistan.
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 byTaliban fighters, becoming the thirty-second provincial capital to be captured by the Taliban as part of the wider2021 Taliban offensive.
Parun is a village in northeastern Afghanistan with only 350 hectares and 183 dwellings.[1] It is predominantly forest land (54%) followed by agriculture (33%).[1] Built-up land only accounts for 7% of total landuse.[1] But unlike many other cities, Parun does not have any barren land and only 4 hectares of vacant plots.[1]
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 theParun River. 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.
Under theKöppen climate classification, Parun has asubarctic 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 the coldest month on average is January, with an average temperature of −11.1 °C (12.0 °F).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.1 (12.0) | −9.5 (14.9) | −4.8 (23.4) | 0.7 (33.3) | 4.5 (40.1) | 9.6 (49.3) | 11.7 (53.1) | 11.3 (52.3) | 7.9 (46.2) | 3.1 (37.6) | −2.3 (27.9) | −7 (19) | 1.2 (34.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 83.0 (3.27) | 113.8 (4.48) | 154.0 (6.06) | 147.0 (5.79) | 103.3 (4.07) | 33.5 (1.32) | 44.5 (1.75) | 44.3 (1.74) | 20.7 (0.81) | 35.7 (1.41) | 55.1 (2.17) | 82.2 (3.24) | 917.1 (36.11) |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 57.1 | 60.9 | 60.1 | 60.0 | 56.0 | 46.0 | 48.4 | 50.3 | 48.1 | 47.5 | 46.8 | 51.9 | 52.8 |
| Source: Weatherbase[2] | |||||||||||||
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.[3]
Wasi-wari is natively spoken in Parun, whileKamkata-vari,Pashto andDari are also understood. TheGurjars of Parun also speak their native language, known asGujari.
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