A feddan (Arabic: فدّان, romanized: faddān) is a unit of area used in Egypt, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, and Oman. In Classical Arabic, the word means 'a yoke of oxen', implying the area of ground that could be tilled by oxen in a certain time. In Egypt, the feddan is the only non-metric unit which remained in use following the adoption of the metric system. A feddan is divided into 24 kirat (Arabic: قيراط, qīrāt), with one kirat equalling 175 square metres.[1]
| Feddan | |
|---|---|
| Unit of | Area |
| Symbol | fed |
| Conversions | |
| 1 fed in ... | ... is equal to ... |
| SI units | 4,200 m2 |
Equivalent units
edit1 feddan = 24 kirat = 60 metre × 70 metre = 4200[2] square metres (m2) = 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ A Handbook of Syria: Including Palestine. (1920:324). United Kingdom: H.M. Stationery Office.