Doon Explained

Doon may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• "Doon" (lai), a 13th-century Breton lai
• Doon de Mayence, a fictional hero of the Old French chansons de geste
• Doon Harrow, a character in the novel The City of Ember and its film adaptation
• National Lampoon's Doon, a novel by Ellis Weiner, parodying Frank Herbert's Dune

People

• Doon Arbus (born 1945), American writer and journalist
• Doon Mackichan (born 1962), British actress and comedian

Places

India

• Doon (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Himachal Pradesh
• Doon Valley, a valley in the Sivalik foothills of the Himalayas

Ireland

• Doon, County Cavan, three townlands, including:
  • Doon (Drumreilly)
  • Doon (Tomregan)
• Doon, County Limerick, a village
• Doon, County Offaly, a village
• Doon, County Westmeath, a townland in Lickbla civil parish

Scotland

• Loch Doon
• River Doon

United States

• Doon, California, a settlement on the defunct Butte County Railroad
• Doon, Iowa

Elsewhere

• Doon, Ontario, Canada, a neighbourhood of Kitchener
• Doon, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province
• Doon River, New Zealand
• Doon, County Londonderry, a townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
• Doon, a crater on Mars

Schools

• Doon Academy, a secondary school in Dalmellington, Scotland
• Doon International School (disambiguation), three schools in India
• Doon University, in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
• The Doon School, a private boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Other uses

• Doon GAA, a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Doon, County Limerick, Ireland
• HMS Doon, three ships of the British Royal Navy

See also

• Doone, a surname
• Dun (disambiguation)
• Dune (disambiguation)
• Dhoon, a 1953 Indian film