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Jerib (jarib; djerib) - regional land area
Jerib is a traditional land-area unit used across the Middle East and southwestern Asia. In modern usage it equals 10,000 m² (1 hectare) in Iran and Turkey, while in Afghanistan it is standardized at 2,000 m² (0.2 ha).
- Names/aliases: jerib, jarib, djerib
- System: Regional (non-SI; accepted alongside SI)
- Iran/Turkey (modern): 1 jerib = 10,000 m² = 1 ha ≈ 2.47105381 acres
- Afghanistan (modern): 1 jerib = 2,000 m² = 0.2 ha ≈ 0.4942 acres
- Notes: historical values varied by locale and era; verify the legal definition in deeds and surveys
- Typical examples: cadastral records, land grants, real-estate listings
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)