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  2. Sri Lankan units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The smallest unit was known as "Paramaanuwa", which was equal to 3.306 × 10 −11 m (1.302 × 10 −9 in). A typical span was taken roughly equal to 22.86 cm (9 in). These small units of measurement were used in making of statues and buildings.

  3. Nepalese customary units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    We may need to convert land area units such as aana to dhur, dhur to aana, ... sq.feet sq.meter khetmuri 1: 1.877914952 37.55829904 751.1659808 25 400 1600

  4. League (unit) - Wikipedia

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    From 1630 to 1718 a millia was 5,564 feet (1,696 metres), making a geographical league of four millias equal 22,256 feet (6,784 m or 3.663 modern nautical miles). But from 1718 through the 1830s the millia was defined as the equivalent of just over 5,210 feet, giving a shorter geographical league of just over 20,842 feet (6,353 m or 3.430 ...

  5. Katha (unit) - Wikipedia

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    In Bihar, one Katha may vary from 720 to 3,267 square feet (ft 2). 1 Bigha = 20 Katha. One katha is divided in 20 dhur. One dhur is subdivided in 20 dhurki. The origin of the term and measurement unit was during the Pala Empire. [1] 1 Decimal = 435.6 square feet & 1 Acre = 100 decimal. [2] [3] In Patna & Arrah, 1 Katha is equal to 1,361.25 ft 2 ...

  6. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    The micrometre (SI symbol: μm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 −6 metres (⁠ 1 / 1 000 000 ⁠ m = 0. 000 001 m). To help compare different orders of magnitude , this section lists some items with lengths between 10 −6 and 10 −5 m (between 1 and 10 micrometers , or μm).

  7. Kos (unit) - Wikipedia

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    10 dand = 1 rajju = 60 feet (18 m) [citation needed] ... Arthashastra standard unit of kos or krosha is equal to 3075 metres in SI units and 1.91 miles in imperial ...

  8. Link (unit) - Wikipedia

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    In many measurement systems based on former English units, the link has remained fixed at 0.66 feet, therefore 0.22 yards or 7.92 inches; it is the absolute length of the yard that has varied. A rare remaining application of the link is in the service of some surveying in the United States, which relates to the definition of the survey foot.

  9. Jerib - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] In Afghanistan, however, it is standardized at 2,000 square metres (0.49 acres). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The jerib was roughly equivalent to the other customary land measures in south Asia and the Middle East, the Indian bigha and the Sumerian iku , varying between 1,600 and 3,600 square metres (0.40 and 0.89 acres).