Altchin
The Altschin was a measure of length in Bukhara , Turkistan and Khiva , a modern Uzbek region ( Xorazm province ). The length can be regarded as the local cubit .
literature
Karl Rumler: Overview of the dimensions, weights and currencies of the most excellent countries and trading centers in Europe, Asia, Africa and America, with special emphasis on Austria and Russia. Jasper, Hügel and Manz, Vienna 1849, p. 56