Darunta
Darūnṭa, 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan
- Also known as: “Daroonta”, “Darūnṭa”, “Ḏaṟūnta”, “Daruntah”, “Darūntah”, “Darūnṯah”, “Derunta”, “Khayrow Khel”, and “درونټه”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Darunta Dam.
Darunta Dam
Dam
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Darunta Dam is located on the Kabul River near the village of Darunta, approximately 7 km west of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan.
Darunta
- Category: locality
- Location: Surkh-Rōd District, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.47908° or 34° 28′ 45″ northLongitude
70.3624° or 70° 21′ 45″ eastElevation
601 metres (1,972 feet)Open location code
8J6GF9H6+JXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1405214647OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Persian—“Darunta” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Darūntah”
- Persian: “درونته”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nangarhar University Play Ground and Park Jawan Ha Daroonta.
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