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The hectare (/ ˈ h ɛ k t ɛər,-t ɑːr /; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm 2), that is, 10,000 square metres (10,000 m 2), and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. An acre is about 0.405 hectares and one hectare contains about ...
1 feddan = 24 kirat = 60 metre × 70 metre = 4200 [2] square metres (m 2) = 0.420 hectares = 1.037 acres [3] In Syria, the feddan is a vaguer quantity, referring to the amount of land that can be ploughed by a pair of oxen in a year, being about 5–12 ha (12–30 acres). [4]
The unit is still in use in many areas previously ruled by the Ottomans, although the new or metric dunam has been redefined as exactly one decare (1,000 square metres (11,000 sq ft)), which is 1/10 hectare (1/10 × 10,000 square metres (110,000 sq ft)), like the modern Greek royal stremma.
1 ⁄ 2 ~13.1 cm ~5.156 in This unit is not in the 1921 act. xiber: xbar 1 ~26.19 cm ~10.31 in The Maltese hand span, equivalent to the foot. Exactly 10 + 5 ⁄ 16 imperial inches. qasba: qasab, qasbiet 8 ~2.096 m ~2.292 yd This is exactly 82 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches, or 6 ft 10 + 1 ⁄ 2 in. It corresponds to the fathom, but was used in both land and ...
However, in the twentieth century, the jerib has been regionally, if not uniformly defined. In many countries where it was traditionally used, it is equated with the hectare, for example in Turkey and Iran. [1] [2] In Afghanistan, however, it is standardized at 2,000 square metres (0.49 acres). [2] [3]
Comparison of 1 square metre with some Imperial and metric units of area. The square metre (international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures) or square meter (American spelling) is the unit of area in the International System of Units (SI) with symbol m 2. [1]
Hence each Katha is 2,880 square feet (268 m 2) in area, although this may vary within different regions of Assam. 4 bighas together are further termed as a Pura. 1 Katha = 2,880 square feet (268 m 2) or 320 sq yard; 1 Lessa = 144 square feet (13.4 m 2) or 16 sq yard; 1 Acre = 3.025 bigha and 1 Hectare = 7.475 bigha (Assam)
City square City Country Area Dimensions, notes Year Photo Ref (m 2) [1] (ft 2) ; Xinghai Square: Dalian China 1,760,000 18,900,000: Commemorates the centenary of the founding of the city