Hamilni-Mashkel

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Hamilni-Mashkel

A large depression on the western frontier of Baluchistan, lying between 28° 2' and 28° 30' N. and 62° 36' and 63° 27' E. Its length from east to west is about 54 miles, and its breadth varies from 8 to 22 miles. It receives drainage from the south, east, and north, the principal supplies being from the Mashkel and Morjen rivers. There is never much water in it except for a short time after heavy rain. The greater part is covered with white saline efflor- escence, and at Wad-i-Sultan is a small area containing good hard salt. On the north-west, and forming a sei)arate basin, lies the Hamun-i- Tahlab.