Doon may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* "Doon" (lai), a 13th-century Breton lai *

Doon de Mayence Doon de Mayence also known as Doolin de Maience, Doon de Maience or Doolin de Mayence was a fictional hero of the Old French '' literatur.html" ;"title="chanson de geste">chansons de geste'', who gives his name to the third cycle of the Charlema ...

, a fictional hero of the Old French ''chansons de geste'' *Doon Harrow, a character in the novel ''

The City of Ember ''The City of Ember'' is a post-apocalyptic novel by American writer Jeanne DuPrau that was published in 2003. The story is set in Ember, an underground city threatened by aging infrastructure and corruption. It follows two young protagonist ...

'' 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 Sarah Doon Mackichan (; born 7 August 1962) is a British actress, comedian and writer. She co-created, wrote and performed in the double-Emmy awards, Emmy-award-winning ''Smack the Pony''. She frequently collaborates with Armando Iannucci and S ...

(born 1962), British actress and comedian

Places

India

* Doon (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Himachal Pradesh *

Doon Valley The Doon Valley is an unusually wide, long valley within the Sivalik Hills and the Lesser Himalayas, in the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. Within the valley lies the city of Dehradun, the winter capital of Uttar ...

, a valley in the Sivalik foothills of the Himalayas

Ireland

* Doon, County Cavan, three townlands, including: ** Doon (Drumreilly) ** Doon (Tomregan) *

Doon, County Limerick Doon ( Irish: ''Dún Bleisce'') is a village in east County Limerick, Ireland, close to the border of County Tipperary. It is also a civil parish in the historic barony of Coonagh. and is an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdioc ...

, a village * Doon, County Offaly, a village * Doon, County Westmeath, a townland in Lickbla civil parish

Scotland

Loch Doon Loch Doon (, ) is a freshwater loch in Carrick, Scotland. It is considered relatively oligotrophic. The River Doon issues from its northern end, while the loch itself receives waters from Gala Lane and Loch Enoch (in the Galloway Hills) via Eg ...

River Doon The River Doon (, ) is a river in Ayrshire, Scotland. Its course is generally north-westerly, passing near to the town of Dalmellington, and through the villages of Patna, Dalrymple, and Alloway, birthplace of Robert Burns. The source of the D ...

United States

* Doon, California, a settlement on the defunct Butte County Railroad *

Doon, Iowa Doon is a city in Doon Township, Lyon County, Iowa, United States, along the Rock River. The population was 619 at the time of the 2020 census. The BNSF Railway passes through Doon. History Located on a plateau on the eastern bank of the ...

Elsewhere

Doon, Ontario Doon is a suburban community and former village which is now a part of the city of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Doon was settled around 1800 by German Mennonites from Pennsylvania, and after 1830 by Scottish immigrants. The area is located at the ...

, Canada, a neighbourhood of Kitchener *

Doon, Iran Devin (, also Romanized as Devīn; also known as Deven, Doon, and Dūn) is a village in Dar Pahn Rural District, Senderk District, Minab County, Hormozgan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known ...

, a village in Hormozgan Province *

Doon River The Doon River is a river in Fiordland, in the Southland Region of New Zealand. It arises near Mount Donald and flows south-east into the south-west arm of Lake Te Anau. The river was explored by Quintin McPherson McKinnon and G. Tucker in 1 ...

, New Zealand * Doon, County Londonderry, a townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland *Doon, a crater on Mars

Schools

Doon Academy Doon Academy is a secondary school in Dalmellington that caters to the local surrounding areas Dalmellington, Patna, Rankinston and Bellsbank. The current head teacher is Kenneth Reilly who took over from John Mackenzie in 2014. Doon Academ ...

, a secondary school in Dalmellington, Scotland *

Doon International School (disambiguation) Doon International School may refer to: * Doon International School (Bhubaneswar), Odisha, India * Doon International School, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India * Doon International School, Kalinganagar, Odisha, India * Doon International School, Amrit ...

, three schools in India *

Doon University Doon University () is a state public university located in Dehradun in the north Indian state of Uttarakhand. History The university was founded by order of the Government of Uttarakhand in October 2005. Its first courses started in July 200 ...

, in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India *

The Doon School The Doon School (informally Doon School or Doon) is a Selective school, selective all-boys Private school, private boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, which was established in 1935. It was envisioned by Satish Ranjan Das, a lawyer ...

, a private boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

Other uses

Doon GAA Doon GAA club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club, founded in 1888. It is based in the village of Doon in County Limerick, Ireland. The club is part of the East Division of the Limerick GAA and has a tremendous record at underage level and ...

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