hamun

{{For|the villages in Iran|Hamun, Iran|Hamand, Khusf}}

{{distinguish|Hamun Lake}}

A hamun (or hamoun) ({{langx|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.{{Cite web

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| first = John

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| title = Geology, Water, and Wind in the Lower Helmand Basin

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| publisher = U.S. Geological Survey

| date = 2006

| url = http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADH905.pdf

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| accessdate = 2010-08-31}} 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