Parun

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For other uses, see Parun (disambiguation).
Parun
پارون
Parun is located in Afghanistan
Parun
Parun
Location in Afghanistan
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Country  Afghanistan
Province Nuristan Province
District Parun District
Elevation 2,265 m (7,431 ft)
Population
 • City 1,000
 • Urban 1,647 [1]
Time zone Afghanistan Standard Time (UTC+4:30)

Pârûn (پارون), 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. [2] Tt has 1 district and a total land area of 350 Hectar. [3] The total number of dwellings in Parun is 1,647. [4]

Land Use

Paroon is an Urban Village in northeastern Afghanistan with only 350 hectares and 183 dwellings. [5] Paroon is predominately forest land (54%) followed by agriculture (33%). [6] Built-up land only accounts for 7% of total land use. [7] But unlike many other cities, Paroon does not have any barren land and only 4 hectares of vacant plots. [8]

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 .

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.[9]

Languages

Wasi-wari is natively spoken in Parun, while Kamkata-viri, Pashto and Dari are also understood.[citation needed]

References

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  9. ↑ 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 ...

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