A hamun (or hamoun) ( fa, هامون ''hāmūn'') refers to inland desert lakes or marshlands, formed as natural seasonal reservoirs in areas adjoining the Helmand basin, found across eastern
Iran, southern
Afghanistan and western
Pakistan.
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, Balochistan mainly in Pakistan and border.
*Hamun-e Puzak, Afghanistan
*Hamun-e Saberi in
Sistan, straddling Iran-Afghanistan border
*Hamun Zeheh, Goad-i Zereh or
Godzareh depression, Afghanistan
References
Geography of Central Asia
Wetlands
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