Parun
Parun or Paroon, historically called Prasun and Prasungul, is a town in eastern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Nuristan Province. It is within the jurisdiction of Parun District and has an estimated population of 11,563 people.- Type: Town with 1,000 residents
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Poruns”, “Puruns”, and “پرنس”
Parun
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Parun District, Nuristan, Northeast Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.42064° or 35° 25′ 14″ north
Longitude
70.92261° or 70° 55′ 21″ east
Population
1,000
Elevation
2,756 metres (9,042 feet)
Open location code
8J7GCWCF+72
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Parun from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Amharic to Waray—“Parun” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “ፓሩን”
- Arabic: “بارون”
- Arabic: “باروں”
- Asturian: “Parun”
- Azerbaijani: “Parun”
- Belarusian: “Парун”
- Bengali: “পারুন”
- Bulgarian: “Парун”
- Catalan: “Parun”
- Cebuano: “Pārūn”
- Chinese: “塔林科特市-帕尔伦”
- Chinese: “塔林科特市-帕爾倫”
- Chinese: “帕伦/帕倫”
- Chinese: “帕伦”
- Chinese: “帕倫 (阿富汗)”
- Czech: “Párún”
- Dutch: “Parun”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بارون”
- Esperanto: “Parun”
- Esperanto: “Paruno”
- French: “Parun”
- German: “Parun”
- Greek: “Παρούν”
- Hausa: “Parun”
- Hebrew: “פארון”
- Hindi: “पारुण”
- Hindi: “पारून”
- Indonesian: “Parun”
- Irish: “Parun”
- Italian: “Paroon”
- Italian: “Parun”
- Italian: “Pârûn”
- Italian: “Prasun”
- Italian: “Prasûn”
- Italian: “Prasungul”
- Japanese: “パールーン”
- Japanese: “パルーン”
- Japanese: “パルン”
- Javanese: “Parun”
- Kazakh: “Парун”
- Kirghiz: “Парун”
- Korean: “파룬”
- Malay: “Parun”
- Northern Frisian: “Paruun”
- Oromo: “Parun”
- Panjabi: “ਪਾਰੁਨ”
- Persian: “پارون”
- Persian: “پاروں”
- Polish: “Parun”
- Portuguese: “Parun”
- Pushto: “پارون”
- Pushto: “پاروں”
- Russian: “Парун”
- Slovenian: “Parun”
- Somali: “Parun”
- Spanish: “Parun”
- Swahili: “Parun”
- Swedish: “Parun”
- Tajik: “Парун”
- Tatar: “Парун”
- Turkish: “Parun”
- Ukrainian: “Парун”
- Urdu: “پارون، افغانستان”
- Urdu: “پاروں”
- Uzbek: “Parun”
- Waray (Philippines): “Parun”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Parun”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Parum and Kantiwa.
Northeast Afghanistan: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Kunduz, Wakhan Corridor, Panjshir Valley, and Ai-Khanoum.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.