Darunta
| Darunta درونټه |
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| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Nangarhar Province |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
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.
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, allegedly affiliated with al Qaeda, 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.jpg
Stupas around Jelalabad, Darunta
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Darunta steatite container.jpg
The Darunta Buddhist reliquary from Passani Stupa No.2, 1st century CE.[2]
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Stupa 2 Bimaran Charles Masson.jpg
The Stupa Nb.2 at Bimaran, where the Bimaran casket was excavated. Drawing by Charles Masson.
See also
References
- ↑ 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".
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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