Darunta

Darūnṭa (Pashto: درونټه) (or Khayrow Khel), also spelled Daruntah or Derunta, is a village in Jalalabad District of Nangarhar province. It is located next to Jalalabad city on route AO1 in Afghanistan.

Darunta درونټه
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Coordinates: 34°28′43″N 70°21′44″E / 34.47861°N 70.36222°E / 34.47861; 70.36222^[1]
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Nangarhar Province
Time zone	UTC+4:30

Numerous remains of stupas from the 1st century BCE- 1st century CE, can be found around Darunta, such as in Bimaran.

It gave its name to the Darunta training camp located north of the village, across the Darunta Dam.

Gallery

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  Darunta, Kabul, Peshawar, and some cities in Nangarhar, Afghanistan.

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  Stupas around Jelalabad, Darunta

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  The Darunta Buddhist reliquary from Passani Stupa No.2, 1st century CE.^[2]

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  The Stupa Nb.2 at Bimaran, where the Bimaran casket was excavated. Drawing by Charles Masson.

See also

• Nangarhar Province

References

1. Daruntah can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3373406" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. Salomon, Richard (2005). A New Inscription dated in the "Yona" (Greek) Era of 186/5 B.C. Brepols. pp. 359–400. ISBN 978-2-503-51681-3.