Hamun Lake (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Lake H m n or Hamoun Oasis is a term applied to wetlands in endorheic S st n Basin on the on the Irano- Afghan border. H m n is generic term which refers to shallow lakes (or lagoons), usually seasonal, that create in deserts of southeast Iran and adjacent areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan as product of snowmelt in nearby mountains in spring. The term H m n Lake (or Lake H m n) is equally applied to H m n-e Helmand (entirely in Iran), as well to shallow lakes H m n-e Sabari and H m n-e Puzak, which extend into territory of present-day Afghanistan with latter being almost entirely inside Afghanistan. Main water tributary is perennial Helmand River, which originates in Afghanistan Hindu Kush mountains. In times of flood the larger lake is recreated in modern times.