An arid, barren environment. Usually covered in predominantly [[sand]] or very loose soil with few animals and plants (e.g. [[palm tree]]s and [[cactus|cacti]]) which can survive with very small amounts of water.

Commonly featured in Middle Eastern setting or [[post-apocalypse]] fiction to show that resources are scarce or some event has killed most of the life on Earth.

[b]Not to be confused[/b] with sweet food items consumed at the end of a meal, known as a [[dessert]].

h1. See also
* [[bare tree]], [[bare bush]]
* [[beach]]
* [[desert camouflage]]
* [[mesa]]
* [[oasis]]
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