Feddan
A feddan (Arabic: فدّان, romanized: faddān) is a unit of area. It is used in Egypt, Sudan, Syria and the Sultanate of Oman. In Classical Arabic, the word 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 which remained in use following the switch to the metric system. A feddan is divided into 24 kirat (Arabic: قيراط, qīrāt) in which one kirat equals 175 square metres.[1]
| Feddan | |
|---|---|
| Unit of | Area |
| Symbol | fed |
| Conversions | |
| 1 fed in ... | ... is equal to ... |
| SI units | 4,200 m2 |
Equivalent units
1 feddan = 24 kirat = 60 metre × 70 metre = 4200[2] square metres (m²) = 0.420 hectares = 1.037 acres[3]
In Syria, the feddan ranges from 2295 square metres (m²) to 3443 square metres (m²).
References
- Lyons, H.G. (1907). The cadastral survey of Egypt 1892-1907. Рипол Классик. p. 41. ISBN 9781176444607. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- "What is a feddan?". www.sizes.com. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- Arab Republic of Egypt Toward Agricultural Competitiveness in the 21st Century (PDF) (Report) (23405-EGT ed.). Rural Development, Water and Environment Department Middle East and North Africa Region. 21 December 2001. p. 2.
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