Hamuns

A hamun (or hamoun) (Persian: هامون hāmūn) refers to seasonal desert lakes or marshlands, found on the Iranian Plateau, from Iran to Afghanistan and western Pakistan / (Balochistan).^[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-e Mashkel or Mashkid, straddling Iran-Pakistan border
Hamun-e Puzak, Afghanistan
Hamun-e Saberi in Sistan, straddling Iran-Afghanistan border
Hamun Zeheh, Goad-i Zereh or Godzareh depression, Afghanistan

References

^ Whitney, John (2006). "Geology, Water, and Wind in the Lower Helmand Basin". U.S. Geological Survey. http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADH905.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-31.