Feddan

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Feddan (from Arabic فدان, DMG Faddān ) was an Arabic measure of area that was mainly used in Egypt , Syria and Sudan .

  • 1 Feddan = 24 Kirat = 4200 square meters = 0.42 hectares

The feddan had two different dimensions. The common feddan had

  • generally 1 Feddan = 400 square kasab / square kussabeh = 59,290 aren (French),

the one for the tax calculation only

  • For tax purposes 1 Feddan = 333 Kas square Kasab = 44,591 ares (French).
  • The Kasab was reckoned with 6 ⅓ pik beledi.

Various feddan:

There was Feddani rumani (Romance), Feddani islami (Islamic) and Feddani hirass (Ackerfeddan).

  • Feddani rumani was the arable land that was worked with (two) oxen in one day (24 hours).
  • Feddani islami was the arable land that was worked with (two) oxen in a twelve-hour day.
  • Feddani hirass was the arable land that (two) oxen worked from morning to noon. Another name is Feddani Ers or Erdfeddan.

Individual evidence

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  3. ^ Christian Noback, Friedrich Eduard Noback: Complete paperback of coin, measure and weight ratios ..., Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 381
  4. ^ Joseph Hammer-Purgstall: The Ottoman Empire State Constitution and State Administration: Represented from the sources of its basic laws. The State Constitution, Volume 1, Camesinasche Buchhandlung, Vienna 1815, p. 220