Dasht (), Dasht-e, Dashhti (), or Dasht-i, are Persian words for "plain" or "plain of", and may refer to:

Places

Afghanistan

Dasht-e Borsoneh Dasht-e Borsoneh is a village in Bamyan Province in central Afghanistan. See also *Bamyan Province References External linksSatellite map at Maplandia.com
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, a village in the Bamyan Province * Dasht-e Leili desert, site of the alleged Dasht-e-Leili massacre *

Dasht-e Margo Dasht-e Margo ( Persian: دشت مارگو), also Dasht-e Mārgow or Dasht-e Margoh, is a desert region in the southern provinces of Nimruz and Helmand in Afghanistan. The desert is adjacent to the Dasht-e Khash and Registan Desert. It is the ...

, a desert in Afghanistan * Dasht Pang, a village in the Badakhshan Province

Armenia

* Dasht, Armenia, a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia

Iran

Geographic features

Dasht-e Kavir Dasht-e Kavir ( in classical Persian, from ''khwar'' (low), and ''dasht'' (plain, flatland)) or the Kavir Desert, also known as Kavir-e Namak or the Great Salt Desert, is a large desert lying in the middle of the Iranian Plateau. It is about ...

, a desert in north-central and northeastern Iran *

Dasht-e Lut The Lut Desert, widely referred to as Dasht-e Lut (, "Emptiness Plain"), is a salt desert located in the provinces of Kerman and Sistan-Baluchestan, Iran. It is the world's 33rd-largest desert, and was included in UNESCO's World Heritage List ...

, desert in southeastern Iran

Localities

* Dasht Rural District (Meshgin Shahr County), a subdivision of Ardabil province * Dashti, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, a village in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province *

Dashti County Dashti County () is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Khvormuj. History The village of Shonbeh was converted to a city in 2009, and the village of Baduleh rose to city status in 2012. Demographics Language and rel ...

, a subdivision of Bushehr province * Dashti-ye Esmail Khani, a village in Bushehr province * Dashti-ye Esmail Khani Rural District, in Bushehr province *

Dasht, Fars Dasht () is a village in Poshtkuh-e Rostam Rural District, Sorna District, Rostam County, Fars province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to t ...

, a village in Fars province * Dashti, Fars, a village in Fars province * Dashti, Golestan, a village in Golestan province * Dashti, Hormozgan, a village in Hormozgan province * Dashti, Ilam, a village in Ilam province * Dashti, Isfahan, a village in Isfahan province *

Dasht Rural District (Isfahan Province) Dasht Rural District () is in the Central District of Shahreza County, Isfahan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, T ...

, a subdivision of Isfahan province * Dasht-e Bozorg, a village in Khuzestan province *

Dashti-ye Hoseyn Aqa Dashti-ye Hoseyn Aqa (, also Romanized as Dashtī-ye Ḩoseynā Āqā) is a village in Lalar and Katak Rural District, Chelo District, Andika County, Khuzestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and al ...

, a village in Khuzestan province *

Dasht, North Khorasan Dasht () is a village in Golestan Rural District of the Central District of Garmeh County, North Khorasan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. ...

, a village in North Khorasan province *

Dasht, Khvaf Dasht () is a village in Miyan Khaf Rural District, in the Central District of Khaf County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It bo ...

, a village in Khvaf County of Razavi Khorasan province *

Dasht, Nishapur Dasht () is a village in Fazl Rural District, in the Central District of Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borde ...

, a village in Nishapur County of Razavi Khorasan province *

Dasht, South Khorasan Abbasabad-e Dasht (, also Romanized as ‘Abbāsābād-e Dasht; also known as Dasht) is a village in Sedeh Rural District, Sedeh District, Qaen County, South Khorasan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) ...

, a village in South Khorasan province *

Dashti, West Azerbaijan Dashti (, also Romanized as Dashtī) is a village in Melkari Rural District, Vazineh District, Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country i ...

, a village in West Azerbaijan province *

Dasht Rural District (Urmia County) Dasht Rural District () is in Silvaneh District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, ...

, a subdivision of West Azerbaijan province

Pakistan

Dasht (Kharan) Dasht () is a town and tehsil of Kharan District in the Balochistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and borderi ...

, a town and tehsil of the Kharan District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan * Dasht-e-Goran,

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

, a town of the Kalat District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan * Dasht Tehsil, a tehsil of Kech District, Balochistan *

Dera Ghazi Khan District Dera Ghazi Khan (, Punjabi language, Punjabi: ) is a Districts of Pakistan, district in Punjab, Pakistan. Its administrative capital is Dera Ghazi Khan. The district lies to the west of the Indus River. The Sulaiman Mountains rise to a height ...

Muzaffargarh District Muzaffargarh District () is a district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Its capital is Muzaffargarh city. It lies on the bank of the Chenab River. History Muzaffargarh () was founded by the Saddozai Nawab of Multan, Nawab Muzaffar Kha ...

Dera Ismail Khan District Dera Ismail Khan District (Urdu and , ), often abbreviated as D.I. Khan is a district in the Dera Ismail Khan division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The capital of the district is the town of Dera Ismail Khan. The district has ...

Tajikistan

* Dasht, Tajikistan, a site of the

University of Central Asia The University of Central Asia (UCA) ''() i''s a Secularity, secular, Nonprofit organization, non-profit, research university in Central Asia. It was founded by an international charter between the governments of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakh ...

campus

People

* Lara Dashti (born 2004), Kuwaiti Olympic swimmer *

Yossi Dashti Yossi Dashti (; born in 1952) is an Israeli–American author, researcher, and business facilitator, in the field of computer information systems, innovation and entrepreneurship. In his books and publications, he promotes value creation and pro ...

(born 1952), Israeli-American author, researcher and business facilitator * Dashti or Dasti is another name for the

Rind (tribe) The Rind () is a Baloch tribe, mainly living in Iran, Afghanistan, and middle eastern GCC countries. According to Baloch folklore the tribe was founded by Rind Khan, one of Mir Jalal Khan's four sons. Clans Miranzai, Tahirzai, Shahalzai, Per ...

, a Baloch tribe of Baluchistan

Music, film and television

* Dashti is one of the twelve Dastgahs in Persian Music * ''Dasht'' (television series), a 1993 Pakistani drama series