Back Sístánská pánev Czech Sistan Basin English Cuenca del Sistán Spanish Sistan arroa Basque حوضه سیستان Persian Bassin du Sistan French Conca do Sistán Galician सीस्तान द्रोणी Hindi シスタン盆地 Japanese სისტანის აუზი Georgian
The Sistan Basin is an inland endorheic basin (a basin where no water goes to the ocean or other lakes) in the southwest of Afghanistan and the southeast of Iran. It is one of the driest places in the world and an area where there are many long droughts. Its drainage basin is a river going from the mountains of Afghanistan into freshwater lakes and marshes and then to the salty Godzareh Depression. The Helmand River drains the basin's largest watershed. This river gets its water mostly from snow melting from the mountains of Hindu Kush, but other rivers bring water too.[1][2]
- ↑ "History of Environmental Change in the Sistan Basin 1976 - 2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2007-07-20.
- ↑ "Restoration, Protection and Sustainable Use of the Sistan Basin". Retrieved 2007-07-20.