A hamun (or hamoun) (Persian: 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.
[1] They form a critical link in the wildlife of the area, aquatic as well as avian and terrestrial.
The better-known hamuns include:
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