Hamun Lake

Summary

Hamun Lake is a group of lakes^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of group_of_lakes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hamun Lake is located in Sistan and Baluchestan Province^[3].
• Hamun Lake is located in Nimruz Province^[4].
• Hamun Lake is in the country of Iran^[5].
• Hamun Lake is in the country of Afghanistan^[6].
• Hamun Lake's instance of is recorded as group of lakes^[7].
• Hamun Lake's instance of is recorded as biosphere reserve^[8].
• Hamun Lake's instance of is recorded as hamun^[9].
• Hamun Lake's inflows is recorded as Helmand River^[10].
• Hamun Lake's basin country is recorded as Afghanistan^[11].
• Hamun Lake is part of list of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia^[12].
• Hamun Lake's Commons category is recorded as Lake Hāmūn^[13].
• Hamun Lake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.7653, 'lon': 61.6372}^[14].
• Hamun Lake's category for the water basin is recorded as Category:Sistan Basin^[15].
• Hamun Lake's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[16].
• Hamun Lake's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[17].
• Hamun Lake sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+500'}^[18].
• Hamun Lake covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+977158'}^[19].
• Hamun Lake's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (vii)^[20].
• Hamun Lake's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (viii)^[21].
• Hamun Lake's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ix)^[22].
• Hamun Lake's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (x)^[23].

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Geography

Country listings include Iran^[5], a sovereign state^[24], in Iran^[25], founded in 1979^[26] and Afghanistan^[6], a sovereign state^[27], in Afghanistan^[28], founded in 1709^[29]. Located in include Sistan and Baluchestan Province^[3], a province of Iran^[30], in Iran^[31] and Nimruz Province^[4], a province of Afghanistan^[32], in Afghanistan^[33]. Hamun Lake is part of list of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia^[12].

Physical Characteristics

Hamun Lake covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+977158'}^[19]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+500'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include group of lakes^[7], biosphere reserve^[8], and hamun^[9]. Heritage statuses include Ramsar site^[16] and Tentative World Heritage Site^[17].

Why It Matters

Hamun Lake ranks in the top 7% of group_of_lakes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]