Parun
Pârûn (Persian: پارون), also called Prasûn and Prasungul, is a small town and administrative center of Nuristan Province and its Parun District in Afghanistan.
Parun پارون | |
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Town | |
Parun Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 35°25′0″N 70°55′01″E / 35.41667°N 70.91694°ECoordinates: 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) |
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
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 land use.[1] But unlike many other cities, Parun 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 Parun 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 .
Climate
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 the coldest month on average is January, with an average temperature of −11.1 °C (12.0 °F).
| Climate data for Parun | |||||||||||||
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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) |
| Average precipitation 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) |
| Average relative 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] | |||||||||||||
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.[3]
Languages
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.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h . Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Parun, Afghanistan. Weatherbase". Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ 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 ...