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{{Short description | Village in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan}}

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'''Darūnṭa''' ({{langx|ps|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|al Qaeda]], located north of the village, across the [[Darunta Dam]].

==Gallery==
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Image:Kabul, Peshawar, and some cities in Nangarhar, Afghanistan 6.png|Darunta, Kabul, Peshawar, and some cities in Nangarhar, Afghanistan.
File:Stupas around Jelalabad, Darunta.jpg|Stupas around Jelalabad, Darunta
File:Darunta steatite container.jpg|The Darunta Buddhist reliquary from Passani Stupa No.2, 1st century CE.<ref name="RS">{{cite book|last1=Salomon|first1=Richard|title=A New Inscription dated in the "Yona" (Greek) Era of 186/5 B.C.|date=2005|publisher=Brepols|isbn=978-2-503-51681-3|pages=359–400|url=http://www.brepols.net/Pages/ShowProduct.aspx?prod_id=IS-9782503516813-1}}</ref>
Stupa 2 Bimaran Charles Masson.jpg|The Stupa Nb.2 at Bimaran, where the [[Bimaran casket]] was excavated. Drawing by [[Charles Masson]].
Cave Temples at Darunta. Ariana Antiqua - Image 159 (cropped).png|The cave temples at Darunta.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*[[Nangarhar Province]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Commonscat-inline|Darunta, Nangarhar}}

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[[Category:Populated places in Nangarhar Province]]


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