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A '''hamun''' (or hamoun) |
A '''hamun''' (or hamoun) refers to seasonal desert lakes or marshlands, found on the [[Iranian Plateau]], from [[Iran]] to [[Afghanistan]] and western [[Pakistan]] / ([[Balochistan]]). They form a critical link in the wildlife of the area, aquatic as well as avian and terrestrial. |
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Of the better-known hamuns are: |
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Revision as of 16:12, 17 June 2010
A hamun (or hamoun) refers to seasonal desert lakes or marshlands, found on the Iranian Plateau, from Iran to Afghanistan and western Pakistan / (Balochistan). They form a critical link in the wildlife of the area, aquatic as well as avian and terrestrial.
Of the better-known hamuns are:
Hamun Lake, Hamun-e Helmand, Hamun-e Jaz Murian, Hamun Zeheh, Goad-i Zereh or Lake zereh depression, Hamun-e Puzak, Hamun-i Mashkel or Mashkid, (stradling Iran, Pakistan), Hamun-e Saberi