A hamun (or hamoun) ( 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. 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 References Geography of Central Asia Wetlands