Original sentence: Literally the Jewish Desert, the area used to be barren and mountainous with sporadic dwellings and a rare village or two.The term Dasht I Yahudi or Dasht-i-Yahudi, literally means, the "Jewish desert"
Edited sentence: Literally the Jewish Wastes, the area used to be barren and mountainous with sporadic dwellings and a rare village or two.The term Dasht I Yahudi or Dasht-i-Yahudi, literally means, the Jewish wastes (or the "Jewish Waste" or the "Jewish desert")