Hamun

A hamun (or hamoun) (Persian: هامون hāmūn) is an inland desert lake or marshland formed as a natural seasonal reservoir in areas adjoining the Helmand basin, found across eastern Iran, southern Afghanistan and western Pakistan.[1] Hamuns 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

1. ↑ Whitney, John (2006). "Geology, Water, and Wind in the Lower Helmand Basin". U.S. Geological Survey. http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADH905.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-31.

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Wetlands

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* Acrotelm
* Aquatic ecosystem
* Aquatic plants
* Atchafalaya Basin
* Backswamp
* Bayou
* Beach meadow
* Blackwater river
* Blanket bog
* Bog
* Bog garden
* Brackish marsh
* Callows
* Carr
* Cataract bog
* Ciénega
* Clean Water Act
* Clearwater river
* Coastal bog
* Coniferous swamp
* Constructed wetland
* Dambo
* Drainage basin
* Estuary
* Fen
* Flark
* Flood-meadow
* Flooded grasslands and savannas
* Freshwater marsh
* Freshwater swamp forest
* Grass valley
* Guelta
* Halosere
* Hydrosere
* Igapó
* Ings
* Interdunal wetland
* Intertidal wetland
* Karst
* Kermi bog
* Kettle
* Lagg
* Mangrove
* Marsh
* Marsh gas
* Mere
* Mire
* Misse
* Moorland
* Muck
* Mudflat
* Muskeg
* Oasis
* Palsa bog
* Paludification
* Palustrine wetland
* Plateau bog
* Pocosin
* Polygonal bog
* Pond
* Peat swamp forest
* Poor fen
* Pothole
* Raised bog
* Reed bed
* Rich fen
* Riparian zone
* River delta
* Salt marsh
* Salt pannes and pools
* Shrub swamp
* Slough
* String bog
* Swamp
* Telmatology
* Tidal marsh
* Upland bog
* Wet meadow
* Will-o'-the-wisp
* Várzea forest
* Vernal pool
* Whitewater river
* Yaéré

Classification systems|

* Wetland classification
* A Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia
* National Wetlands Inventory
* Ramsar Convention

Organizations|

* Bangladesh Haor and Wetland Development Board
* Delta Waterfowl Foundation
* Ducks Unlimited
* Wetlands International
* Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust

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