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| A '''dunam''' or '''dönüm''', '''dunum''', '''donum''' is a ] of ]. It is not an ] unit. | A '''dunam''' or '''dönüm''', '''dunum''', '''donum''' is a ] of ]. It is not an ] unit. | ||
| Originally, a '''dönüm''', from the Turkish ''dönmek'' (to turn), was the amount of land one man could till in one day. It was not precisely defined and varied considerably from place to place. It is still used, in various standardized versions, in many countries formerly part of the ]. | |||
| It is used in regions such as ], the ] and ]. The term '''donum'' is used in Northern Cyprus. The unit is used for measuring areas of land. | |||
| In Northern Cyprus, the donum is 1,338 square meters, while in Iraq it is 2,500 square meters. In ] before the end of the Ottoman Empire, the size of a dönüm was 919.3 square meters, but during the ] the '''metric dunam''' of 1,000 square meters was adopted. This value is still used in ] and the ]. The metric donum is also used in ] and ]. | |||
| ==Definition== | |||
| ===dunam (metric)=== | |||
| 1 dunam = 1 000 square metres (m²) | |||
| ===donum (cyprus)=== | |||
| 1 donum = 1 338 square metres (m²) | |||
| ==Conversions== | ==Conversions== | ||
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A metric dunam is equal to: | ||
| * about 0.2471 of an ] | * about 0.2471 of an ] | ||
| * about 1196 ]s | * about 1196 ]s | ||
| * about 10,760 ] | * about 10,760 ] | ||
| ==Origin== | |||
| ===dunam (metric)=== | |||
| It was used in the ] for specifying land. It equalled approximately 919.3 ] ]s. During the ], it was replaced by a '''metric dunam''' equal to exactly 1000 square meters. | |||
| == External links == | == External links == | ||
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A dunam or dönüm, dunum, donum is a unit of area. It is not an SI unit.
Originally, a dönüm, from the Turkish dönmek (to turn), was the amount of land one man could till in one day. It was not precisely defined and varied considerably from place to place. It is still used, in various standardized versions, in many countries formerly part of the Ottoman empire.
In Northern Cyprus, the donum is 1,338 square meters, while in Iraq it is 2,500 square meters. In Palestine before the end of the Ottoman Empire, the size of a dönüm was 919.3 square meters, but during the British Mandate of Palestine the metric dunam of 1,000 square meters was adopted. This value is still used in Israel and the Palestinian territories. The metric donum is also used in Croatia and Yugoslavia.
Conversions
A metric dunam is equal to:
- about 0.2471 of an acre
- about 1196 square yards
- about 10,760 square feet