Feddan

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A feddan (Arabic: فدّان‎, faddān) is a unit of area. It is used in Egypt, Sudan, and Syria. it doesn't belong to the international system of units. Its Arabic name means 'a yoke of oxen': implying the area of ground that could be tilled by them in a certain time. In Egypt the feddan is the only non-metric unit that remained in use following the switch to the metric system.

[edit] Definition

1 feddan = 24 kirat = 4200 square metres (m²) = 1.038 acres

In Syria, the feddan ranges from 2295 square metres (m²) to 3443 square metres (m²).

[edit] See also

• Daugh
• Oxgang

- These are traditional Scottish measuring systems, which are calculated in a similar fashion.

[edit] External links

• http://www.highway.idsc.gov.eg/govern/Shr.htm
• http://www.embassysudanindia.org/profile/location.html