Hamun
Ahamun(or hamoun) (Persian:هامونhāmūn) refers to inland desert lakes or marshlands, formed as natural seasonal reservoirs in areas adjoining the Helmand basin, found across easternIran,southernAfghanistanand westernPakistan.[1]They form a critical link in the wildlife of the area, aquatic as well as avian and terrestrial.
The better-known hamuns include:
- Hamun-e Helmand,Afghanistan and Iran
- Hamun Lake,Iran and Afghanistan
- Hamun-e Jaz Murian,Iran
- Hamun-eMashkelor Mashkid, Balochistan mainly in Pakistan and border.
- Hamun-e Puzak, Afghanistan
- Hamun-e Saberi inSistan,straddling Iran-Afghanistan border
- Hamun Zeheh, Goad-i Zereh orGodzareh depression,Afghanistan
References
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- ^Whitney, John (2006)."Geology, Water, and Wind in the Lower Helmand Basin"(PDF).U.S. Geological Survey.Retrieved2010-08-31.
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