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Dunam (donum; dönüm) - regional land area
Dunam is a regional metric land unit widely used in the Middle East, most commonly defined today as 1,000 square meters. Used in agriculture, real estate, and land records; note that historical values vary by country.
- Names/aliases: dunam, donum, dönüm; often equated with the decare
- System: Metric (non-SI, regional)
- Exact (modern metric): 1 dunam = 1,000 m² = 0.1 ha ≈ 0.247105381 acres
- Regional variants (historical/legal): Cyprus donum ≈ 1,338 m²; Iraq dunam = 2,500 m²; older Ottoman-era values ranged ~900–1,600 m²
- Typical examples: farm plots and urban parcels listed in dunams; planning and zoning documents across Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey (usage/name varies)
Are (a) - metric area unit
Are is a metric unit of area equal to 100 square meters. Used for measuring small land parcels, gardens, and property listings; closely related to the hectare (100 ares).
- Symbol: a
- System: Metric (non-SI, accepted for use with SI)
- Exact relations: 1 a = 100 m²; 1 ha = 100 a; 1 km² = 10,000 a
- Imperial/US equivalents: 1 a ≈ 1076.39104 ft² ≈ 119.599005 yd² ≈ 0.0247105381 acres
- Typical examples: garden plots ~1–5 a; small property subdivisions; cadastral records in parts of Europe