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Lake Hamun is a lake in the Province of Sistan and Baluchistan, Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
. At its greatest extent during the rainy season, the lake has an area of 1,600 kmē.






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Lake Hamun is a lake in the Province of Sistan and Baluchistan, Iran
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
. At its greatest extent during the rainy season, the lake has an area of 1,600 kmē. The ruins of Dahaneh-ye qolaman (the slaves gate), that was an ancient Achaemenid city is located near the lake Hamun .

Seasonal tributaries are Halil River
Halil River

Halil River is river in the Jiroft and Kahnuj districts of Iran's Kerman Province, stretching for some 390 km. It rises at 3,300 m, in the Hazar mountains about 100 km to the north-west of Jiroft, flowing to the south-west until it is joined by the Rudar and Rabar rivers....
 and Bampur River.

See also

  • Mount Khajeh
    Mount Khajeh

    Mount Khwaja or Mount Khwajeh is a flat-topped black basalt hill rising up as as an island in the middle of Lake Hamun, in the Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan Province....


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