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 Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm ...

, southern

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bord ...

and western

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. 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 Sistān ( fa, سیستان), known in ancient times as Sakastān ( fa, سَكاستان, "the land of the Saka"), is a historical and geographical region in present-day Eastern Iran ( Sistan and Baluchestan Province) and Southern Afghanistan ...

, straddling Iran-Afghanistan border *Hamun Zeheh, Goad-i Zereh or Godzareh depression, Afghanistan

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