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 (53 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 image is recorded as Hamoun wetland 2020-05-09 05.jpg^[7].
• Hamun Lake's instance of is recorded as group of lakes^[8].
• Hamun Lake's instance of is recorded as biosphere reserve^[9].
• Hamun Lake's instance of is recorded as hamun^[10].
• Hamun Lake's inflows is recorded as Helmand River^[11].
• Hamun Lake's basin country is recorded as Afghanistan^[12].
• Hamun Lake's part of is recorded as list of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia^[13].
• Hamun Lake's Commons category is recorded as Lake Hāmūn^[14].
• Hamun Lake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.7653, 'lon': 61.6372}^[15].
• Hamun Lake's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06smc_^[16].
• Hamun Lake's category for the water basin is recorded as Category:Sistan Basin^[17].
• Hamun Lake's heritage designation is recorded as Ramsar site^[18].
• Hamun Lake's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[19].
• Hamun Lake's GeoNames ID is recorded as 7840000^[20].
• Hamun Lake's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+500'}^[21].
• Hamun Lake's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+977158'}^[22].
• Hamun Lake's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (vii)^[23].
• Hamun Lake's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (viii)^[24].
• Hamun Lake's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ix)^[25].
• Hamun Lake's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (x)^[26].
• Hamun Lake's World Heritage Tentative List ID is recorded as 5276^[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Iran^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Iran^[29], founded in 1979^[30] and Afghanistan^[6], a sovereign state^[31], in Afghanistan^[32], founded in 1709^[33]. Located in include Sistan and Baluchestan Province^[3], a province of Iran^[34], in Iran^[35] and Nimruz Province^[4], a province of Afghanistan^[36], in Afghanistan^[37]. Hamun Lake's part of is recorded as list of World Heritage Sites in Northern and Central Asia^[13].

Physical Characteristics

Hamun Lake's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+977158'}^[22]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+500'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include group of lakes^[8], biosphere reserve^[9], and hamun^[10]. Heritage statuses include Ramsar site^[18] and Tentative World Heritage Site^[19].

Why It Matters

Hamun Lake ranks in the top 7% of group_of_lakes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]