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Darunta درونټه | |
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  Darunta درونټه Location in Afghanistan  Darunta درونټه Darunta درونټه (Gandhara) | |
| Coordinates: 34°28′43″N 70°21′44″E / 34.47861°N 70.36222°E[1] | |
| 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.
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Darunta, Kabul, Peshawar, and some cities in Nangarhar, Afghanistan.
Stupas around Jelalabad, Darunta
The Darunta Buddhist reliquary from Passani Stupa No.2, 1st century CE.[2]
The Stupa Nb.2 at Bimaran, where the Bimaran casket was excavated. Drawing by Charles Masson.
The cave temples at Darunta.
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See also
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[edit]- ↑ Daruntah at GEOnet Names Server
- ↑ Salomon, Richard (2005). A New Inscription dated in the "Yona" (Greek) Era of 186/5 B.C. Brepols. pp. 359–400. ISBN 978-2-503-51681-3.
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Media related to Darunta, Nangarhar at Wikimedia Commons
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