Dasht-e Margo (Persian: ïôê àçñïÃÂ), also Dasht-e MÃÂrgow 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 world's 20th largest desert at about 150,000 km<sup>2</sup> in area with an elevation of 500âÂÂ700 meters above sea level. The desert consists mainly of and rocky-clayish plains with solonchaks, takirs, and rarely oases.
The desert's name means "Desert of Death" in Dari, with dasht meaning "plain" and margo meaning "death".